Flemish tavern scene, David Teniers the Younger (1610-1690 AD) antique oil painting on wood

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“Tavern scene with smokers and card players”. Antique oil painting on wood panel, by David Teniers the Younger (1610-1690 AD), Flemish. Certified. Size of the oil painting on wood panel (Baltic oak): 11 inches x 8.5 inches = 28 cm x 21.4 cm; Thickness of oak panel: 4 mm; Weight of oak panel: 322 g; Size of the gilt wooden frame: 14.7 inch x 13 inch = 37 cm x 32.8 cm; Weight of the painting in frame: 2 lb. 3.7 oz. = 1014 g; Provenance: private collection in Clearwater, Florida, USA. On the back of the panel there is a remnant of the old label with a Lilium, probably from French or Belgium museum. Attribution: Tavern Scene with smokers, by Flemish artist David Teniers, c. 1658. It is a 100% authentic painting by David Teniers the younger in a good condition, painted on original Baltic oak panel. We have compared this painting with two dozen of similar tavern painting and found a lot of similarities in the style and technique. Ultraviolet examination showed a normal reflection, without any overpainting, repairs or other surprises. I also showed this painting to professional artist, who confirmed authenticity and style of David Teniers the Younger: color pigments, confident brush strokes, elements of design: face features, red berets, clay beer mugs, closing, porcelain white smoking pipes, etc. Composition: on the first plan - two men are smoking tobacco pipes. The man in red cap holds the cup. The other man in brown hat charges his pipe with tobacco. On the background, on the left, there is a group of three people: two men are playing cards, one lady is drinking wine. Typical layer structure: From the oak outward, a Teniers panel can be summarized as: 1. Baltic oak panel; 2. Animal-glue size; 3. White chalk-glue ground; 4. Thin warm gray or brown oil imprimatura; 5. Light sketch or painted underdrawing; 6. Lean underpainting (dead coloring); 7. Opaque body colors; 8. Transparent glazes in shadows and warm objects; 9. Dry-brushed and impasted highlights; 10. Natural resin varnish; This layered approach explains why Teniers' best tavern scenes have such convincing depth: the warm imprimatura subtly influences the entire color scheme, transparent glazes enrich the shadows without making them muddy, and crisp opaque highlights on pottery, pipes, faces, and pewter catch the eye. The result is a luminous, intimate surface that rewards close viewing despite the often modest size of his oak-panel cabinet paintings. Biography: David Teniers the Younger or David Teniers II (bapt. 15 December 1610 – 25 April 1690) was a Flemish Baroque painter, printmaker, and artist. He was an extremely versatile artist known for his prolific output.[1] He was an innovator in a wide range of genres such as history painting, genre painting, landscape painting, portrait and still life. He is now best remembered as the leading Flemish genre painter of his day.[2] Teniers is particularly known for developing the peasant genre, the tavern scene, pictures of collections and scenes with alchemists and physicians. He was court painter and the curator of the collection of Archduke Leopold Wilhelm, the art-loving Governor General of the Habsburg Netherlands. He created a printed catalogue of the collections of the Archduke.[3] He was the founder of the Antwerp Academy, where young artists were trained to draw and sculpt in the hope of reviving Flemish art after its decline following the death of the leading Flemish artists Peter Paul Rubens and Anthony van Dyck in the early 1640s.[4] He influenced the next generation of Northern genre painters as well as French Rococo painters such as Antoine Watteau.[5] David Teniers the Younger painted on both wood panels and canvas during his long career. What support did he use? • Early career (roughly 1630s–early 1640s): o Oil on wood panel was very common. The wood was oak, specifically Baltic oak, the standard support used by Flemish and Dutch painters. Panels were often made from one or several oak boards joined together. • Middle and later career (1640’s onward): o He increasingly painted on canvas, especially for larger compositions and works intended for collectors or export. o He continued to use oak panels for many small cabinet pictures throughout his life, so there is considerable overlap. So the answer is both: • Wood: predominantly oak panel (Baltic oak). • Canvas: increasingly common in his mature career. Examples: Peasants in a Tavern, c. 1633, Oil on panel; Smokers in a Tavern, 1635, Oil on panel; Peasants Celebrating Twelfth Night, 1635, Oil on panel; Tavern Scene, 1658, Oil on panel; Interior Tavern Scene with Peasants Drinking and Smoking later work. Oil on canvas; Tavern scene samples. Here are several representative tavern interior: These illustrate his characteristic themes: • peasants drinking ale; • card games; • smoking clay pipes; • musicians; • earthenware jugs and barrels; • warm, earthy interiors illuminated by soft light; Among his finest tavern paintings are: 1. Peasants in a Tavern (c. 1633) — one of his earliest masterpieces, painted on oak panel. Oil on panel. Dimensions overall: 31.8 x 40.5 cm (12 1/2 x 15 15/16 in.). National gallery of Art, London, UK 2. Smokers in a Tavern (1635) — also on oak panel, showing remarkable detail in the pottery, dog, and figures. 1635. Oil on panel. Room 077 Museum of the Prado, Madrid, Spain 3. Tavern Scene (1658) — later, more complex composition, still executed on panel. Overall size: 48.7 x 68.7 cm (19 3/16 x 27 1/16 in.), National Gallery of Art, London, UK 4. Interior of a Tavern (around 1640) — another excellent small cabinet picture on wood. Circa 1640, Oil on panel, H 52.7 x W 76.2 cm. Why oak? Flemish painters preferred Baltic oak because it: • was stable after seasoning, • had a fine grain ideal for detailed brushwork, • resisted warping better than many local woods. Teniers' highly refined genre scenes—with tiny figures, pottery, pipes, and facial expressions—benefited from the smooth surface of oak panels. Even after canvas became widespread, he continued to use oak for many of these intimate "cabinet pictures." Christies auction results for similar paintings: 1. David Teniers the Younger: (Antwerp 1610-1690 Brussels). Card players in an Inn, Christie’s, Price realized GBP 288,500; 2. David Teniers II (Antwerp 1610-1690 Brussels). A guard room interior with a page among. Christie’s, Price realized: GBP 272,750; 3. David Teniers II (Antwerp 1610-1690 Brussels). A boor and a young woman, drinking in a tavern. Christie’s, Price realized 341,000 USD; 4. David Teniers II (Antwerp 1610-1690 Brussels). Card players and other figures drinking… Price realized 134,500 GBP; 5. David Teniers II (Antwerp 1610-1690 Brussels). Le fumeur Flamand; A smoker lighting a pipe… Price realized: EUR 133,000; 6. David Teniers II (Antwerp 1610-1690 Brussels). A tavern interior with boors, playing cards… Price realized: $118,750 USD; The End

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