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Cornelis Dusart (Haarlem 1660- 1704)

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Cornelis Dusart (Haarlem 1660- 1704)
Cornelis Dusart (Haarlem 1660- 1704) Peasants outside an Inn; a woman stepping out the door handing a doll to a child, on the left a peasant playing the flute, next to the door a notice offering a cow for sale; top of the doorframe signed & dated "Cor. Dusart 1683", oil on canvas, 60 x 50 cm, w/ frame(Wo).€ 58.000 - 65.000 US $ 57.420 - 64.350 Literature: listed in: E. Trautscholdt,"Beiträge zu Cornelis Dusart", in: "Nederlands Kunsthistorisch Jaarboek", Bussca. 1966, p.179 as "Feierabend"; a composition by Dusart closely related to the above painting is depicted in Walther Bernt, "Die Niederländischen Maler des 17. Jahrhunderts", vol. I, p.346; Bernt's assessment of Dusart, that "His best work can easily be mistaken for that of Adriaen van Ostade", also applies to the painting above. Provenance: Collections A. Levy and Mrs. A: James, London. Exhibited: E. Slatter, London,1949, No.16 (cat. ill.); Pieter de Boer, Amsterdam,1941, No.7,(cat. ill, plate.8, desc.19 and 21). Technical Expert's Report: Prof. Dr. Franz Mairinger, head of the 'Institut für Farbenchemie' at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna, 4. September 1989:".. material and method are in accordance with the signature - which has remained almost entirely untouched - and with the dating of other works by Dusart") Dusart lived in Haarlem and never married. He appears to have joined the studio of Adriaen Ostades in ca. 1675 becoming his student. In 1679 Dusart was accepted into the Haarlem guild which presupposes the completion of his apprenticeship. Trautscholdt writes: "Dusart was able to rapidly refine his art to such a degree that his art compared favourably with the paintings of his mentor". The present painting originates in this period of "delicately rendered sunlight and a surprisingly refined colour scheme."
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