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Courtyard with a man smoking and a woman drinking, by Pieter de Hooch, oil, 1658

Courtyard with a man smoking and a woman drinking

Pieter de Hooch

1658

oil

canvas

From the collection of Mauritshuis

Dominant colour

Overview

Courtyard with a man smoking and a woman drinking is a 1658 oil by Pieter de Hooch, a Dutch Golden Age work, held at Mauritshuis.

Who painted this?
Pieter de Hooch
When & what style?
1658 · Dutch Golden Age
Where can I see it?
Mauritshuis

About this work

This painting is called Courtyard with a man smoking and a woman drinking. It's an oil paint work by Pieter de Hooch. The painting is from the Dutch Golden Age. It was created between 1658 and 1660, and it's part of a collection at a museum in the Netherlands. To learn more about the style and techniques used in this painting, look up the artist: Pieter de Hooch.

The story of this work

Overview

A Man Smoking and a Woman Drinking in a Courtyard (1658–1660) is an oil-on-canvas painting by the Dutch painter Pieter de Hooch. It is an example of Dutch Golden Age painting and is part of the collection of the Mauritshuis, in The Hague, Netherlands.

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Description

The painting was documented by Hofstede de Groot in 1910, who wrote:297. COURTYARD WITH A MAN SMOKING AND A WOMAN DRINKING. Sm. 30; de G. 56. This picture corresponds precisely to the Rothschild picture (295), except that the figure of the second man is here absent. It is an excellent work. Canvas, 30 1/2 inches by 25 1/2 inches. Mentioned by Waagen (Supplement, p. 131). Exhibited at the Royal Academy Winter Exhibition, London, 1871 and 1888, No. 35; at the London Guildhall, 1892; and at the Burlington Fine Arts Club, 1900. Sold by Smith in 1822 (for 300). In the collection of W. Wells of…

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About the artist

Portrait of Pieter de Hooch
Artist

Pieter de Hooch

Pieter Hendricksz. de Hooch (Dutch: ; also spelled Hoogh or Hooghe; bapt. 20 December 1629 – after 1683), was a Dutch Golden Age painter famous for his genre works of quiet domestic scenes with an open doorway. He was a…

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