Genre Scene with three figures
( Haarlem 1660 – 1704)
Oil on Panel. 27,5 cm. x 22 cm. 1680-85 ca.
In this lovely and attractive scene, the viewer can see all the typical characteristics of Dusart’s style. This work can be dated to around 1680, corresponding to the artist’s first period, just after his admission to the artist’s Guild in Haarlem. This composition is very similar to the model used by his teacher Adriaen van Ostade, to whom this artwork was previously attributed when it belonged to a private collection in Belgium.
Dutch renowned artist who developed all of his artistic production in the city of Haarlem. Dusart was the son of Jan Tucert Dusart and Katharina Browers. Influenced by his teacher, Adriaen van Ostade (1610-1687), Dusart specialized in genre scenes. In the archives of the time period, it appears that the artist was registered as a member of the Guild of Saint Luke in Haarlem in 1680. All of his paintings are interiors and exteriors within the rural environment, and especially during the artist’s last period he loyally followed his mentor’s style. The peasants that Dusart portrays do not have the naturalness of those his teacher painted, they tend to be more defined and real. The color palette that the painter chooses is very varied and the viewpoint that he chooses is usually very high. Since Dusart was a student of one of the masters of Dutch art, it is inevitable that he is constantly compared to van Ostade, to the point that some of his works have been attributed to Adriaen van Ostade. It is noteworthy to mention that Dusart has his own style, which is evident by looking at the high quality of his figures and his mastery in painting.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
- W. Bernt, “The Netherlandish Painters of the Seventeenth Century”, Phaidon, 1970, Vol I, p. 35, plate 345
- Catálogo “All the paintings of the Rijkmuseum in Amsterdam”, p. 206
- Catálogo “Masters of Seventeenth Century, Dutch Genre Painting”, Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1984, p. 196-197
- Cristopher Wright, “Dutch Pinting in the Seventeenth Century. Images of a Gonden Age in British Collections”, 1989, p. 186
- E. Benezit, “Dictionnaire des peintres, sculpteurs, dessinateurs et graveurs”, Vol. 4 , p.s. 921 y 922
PROVENANCE
- Private Collection, Belgium
- Private Collection, Vienna
MUSEUMS
Cornelis Dusart’s works can be found in many museums around the world including: Amsterdam- Rijkmuseum, Birmingham- Barber Institute, Cheltemham- Art Gallery, Dublín- National Gallery, Haarlem- Frans Hals Museum, The Hague- DVR, London- Dulwich Picture Gallery, Vienna- Kunthistorisches Museum.