Oil on panel
Netherlands, c. 1700
Egbert van Heemskerck II (1676-1744) - Dutch genre painter
Each monogrammed within the image ‘E HK’
The works are listed under numbers 7531 and 7533 in the Rijksbureau voor Kunsthistorische Documentatie (RKD), The Hague
Dimensions: 28 x 34.5 cm each
Ornament frame: 43 x 50 cm each
Good condition
Heemskerck is mainly known for his anecdotal descriptions of music making and pipe-smoking farmers; comparable paintings illustrating tavern scenes fetch up to €14,000 on the international auction market

Egbert van Heemskerck II, like his father Egbert van Heemskerck I., is known for his peasant genre paintings following the style and subject of Adriaen Brouwer and Heinderick Teniers. His tavern scenes are illustrated with rough smiling faces, acting partly caricatural. He preferred a monochrome color palette in brown and black tones with individual accentuations of color.



Condition

Overall of good impression, new varnish, partly light abrasions due to framing. The card players scene with small color flaking in the peripheral areas, both show overpainting in the figures, one with two small touch-ups on the bottom left. The dimensions are 28 x 34.5 cm each, the framed dimensions are 43 x 50 cm.



Egbert van Heemskerck II (1676-1744)

Egbert van Heemskerck the Younger received his training by Pieter Fransz de Grebber, however, his works are dominated by the style of his father Egbert van Heemskerck I. (1634-1704), who in turn was influenced by Adriaen Brouwer and Heinderick Teniers. In the 1680s he moved to London, where he successfully worked until his death.

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