Adriaen Brouwer

(1605 - January 1638) was a Flemish genre painter active in Flanders and the Dutch Republic in the seventeenth century. At a young age Brouwer, probably born as Adriaen de Brauwer in Oudenaarde, moved perhaps via Antwerp to Haarlem, where he became a student of Frans Hals alongside Adriaen van Ostade. He also was active in stage acting and poetry. He stayed in Haarlem and Amsterdam until 1631, when he moved back to Antwerp in the Spanish Netherlands. There, he became a member of the Guild of St. Luke in 1631-1632, as well as the rhetoricians's chamber De Violieren. Tradition has it that Brouwer himself spent much time in the alehouses of Flanders and Holland. His works are typically detailed and small, and often adopt themes of debauchery, drunkenness and foolishness in order to explore human emotions, expressions and responses to pain, fear and the senses. The Bitter Tonic is an example of the type of work that depicts such responses, in this case the sense of taste. His work was well liked, to the point that forgeries were sold in his own time. Both Rubens and Rembrandt owned a number of his works. Nevertheless, Brouwer appeared in financial trouble throughout his life. He died at the early age of 32 in Antwerp, where he was first buried in a common grave.
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Adriaen Brouwer Village Scene with Men drinking oil


Village Scene with Men drinking
Painting ID::  86549 		Village Scene with Men drinking
1631-1635 Medium Oil on canvas Dimensions 63 x 95.9 cm (24.8 x 37.8 in) cyf
   
   
     
Adriaen Brouwer The Pancake Baker oil


The Pancake Baker
Painting ID::  86580 		The Pancake Baker
1625(1625) Medium Oil on wood Dimensions 34 x 28.4 cm (13.4 x 11.2 in) cyf
   
   
     
Adriaen Brouwer Two Peasants oil


Two Peasants
Painting ID::  86746 		Two Peasants
Oil on wood Dimensions 22 x 18 cm (8.7 x 7.1 in) cyf
   
   
     
Adriaen Brouwer Tavern Scene oil


Tavern Scene
Painting ID::  87218 		Tavern Scene
1635(1635) Medium Oil on wood Dimensions 48 x 76 cm (18.9 x 29.9 in) cyf
   
   
     
Adriaen Brouwer Streitende Bauern in einem Wirtshaus oil


Streitende Bauern in einem Wirtshaus
Painting ID::  87728 		Streitende Bauern in einem Wirtshaus
1630(1630) Medium Oil on wood Dimensions 30 x 25 cm (11.8 x 9.8 in) cyf
   
   
     
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     (1605 - January 1638) was a Flemish genre painter active in Flanders and the Dutch Republic in the seventeenth century. At a young age Brouwer, probably born as Adriaen de Brauwer in Oudenaarde, moved perhaps via Antwerp to Haarlem, where he became a student of Frans Hals alongside Adriaen van Ostade. He also was active in stage acting and poetry. He stayed in Haarlem and Amsterdam until 1631, when he moved back to Antwerp in the Spanish Netherlands. There, he became a member of the Guild of St. Luke in 1631-1632, as well as the rhetoricians's chamber De Violieren. Tradition has it that Brouwer himself spent much time in the alehouses of Flanders and Holland. His works are typically detailed and small, and often adopt themes of debauchery, drunkenness and foolishness in order to explore human emotions, expressions and responses to pain, fear and the senses. The Bitter Tonic is an example of the type of work that depicts such responses, in this case the sense of taste. His work was well liked, to the point that forgeries were sold in his own time. Both Rubens and Rembrandt owned a number of his works. Nevertheless, Brouwer appeared in financial trouble throughout his life. He died at the early age of 32 in Antwerp, where he was first buried in a common grave.

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