Antique Master Print-PISSING-PEASANT-DUTCH-GENRE-Basse-Ostade-1640-1660

A peasant man stands beside a barrel and jug while urinating, with a small building and bridge in the background. The work is etching on paper, typical of 17th-century Dutch genre scenes.

Made by Willem Basse after Adriaen van Ostade.

Medium: Etching on Hand-laid (verge) paper.

Sheet size: 10.9 x 14 cm (4.29 x 5.51 inch). Image size: 10.9 x 14 cm. (4.29 x 5.51 inch).

Condition: good, given age. Light creasing.. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

WILLEM BASSE, ADRIAEN VAN OSTADE, PEASANT, GENRE SCENE, URINATING, DUTCH ETCHING, 17TH CENTURY | PCO-E21-05

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Source: unknown, to be determined.

Biography engraver: Willem Basse (c. 1610-1687) was a Dutch artist known for his genre etchings, which often depicted everyday life in a humorous or satirical manner. He has sometimes been confused with other Dutch genre artists like Adriaen van Ostade.