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38 - David II Teniers (workshop of) – Interior of a Kitchen with …
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Estimate €8,000 - €12,000
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David II Teniers (workshop of) – Interior of a Kitchen with a Falconer Oil on canvas 119 × 164 cm The painting is a version of the famous composition by David Teniers the Younger depicting *The Kitchen*, now in the State Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg. The current dimensions of the canvas are the result of trimming along all four edges, clearly visible when compared with the original; this suggests that the work’s original dimensions were considerably larger and probably very similar, in terms of scale and grandeur, to those of the Hermitage example.The composition faithfully reproduces Tenier’s complex composition: on the left appears the elegant figure of the falconer with his bird of prey, whilst the centre of the scene is dominated by the table laden with game; all around is a rich array of vegetables, meats, fish, animals, ceramics and metal vessels. On the right, figures and animals draw the eye towards the interior of the kitchen, creating that extraordinary succession of scenes and details that characterises the original composition. This painting, however, stands out from a simple mass-produced replica due to its presumed original scale and its particularly high standard of quality. The confidence with which the main figures are rendered, the liveliness of their features, the depiction of the animals and the remarkable variety of still-life elements all bear witness to an extremely intimate understanding of the master’s style. A comparison with the prototype also reveals certain variations, particularly in the colouring of the clothing and in various secondary details, which lend this version its own artistic autonomy.These factors suggest that the work was produced within Teniers’ workshop, where, alongside the contribution of assistants to the secondary elements, the master’s direct involvement in certain key passages cannot be ruled out. This working method is, moreover, consistent with the practice of the great Flemish workshops of the seventeenth century, in which works requiring particular dedication might be entrusted in part to assistants and subsequently taken over or completed by the master.
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About the sale Paintings and Drawings from the 15th to the 19th century
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Auction time 10/29/2026 at 3:00 PM
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