Auction on
13 June 2019 - 18:30 (CEST) -
Salle 9 - Hôtel Drouot - 75009
Here we have the elder son in the Bruegel family, Pieter II: a chronicler of his times who made open-air wedding scenes his trademark. This one dates from 1615.
Pieter II Brueghel the Younger (1564-1636), Wedding Dance in the Open Air, 1615, oil on panel, 40.6 x 56.6 cm. Estimate: €600,000/700,000
Pieter II Brueghel the Younger (1564-1636), Wedding Dance in the Open Air, 1615, oil on panel, 40.6 x 56.6 cm. Estimate: €600,000/700,000
With this boisterous scene, it's obvious why the artist earned the nickname of "Hell" Bruegel… He produced his first painting on the subject in 1607, following on with thirty other versions…
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