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Artists›Adriaen van Ostade

Adriaen van Ostade

1610–1685

WA-00042123

Painting

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None documented

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Works in Collection

110

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70%

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WikidataQ352438

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1 cross-verified · 2 single-source

Birth yearArtsy· 85%✓
LocationArtsy + Gallery Generic· 85%
NationalityArtsy· 85%

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Christies-Artsyhttps://www.artsy.net/artist/adriaen-van-ostade
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%

About

Why this artist matters now

Adriaen van Ostade was a Dutch Golden Age painter of genre works, showing the everyday life of ordinary men and women.

Source: Christies Artsy · Trust score: 100% · Updated 1mo ago

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Art Institute of Chicago National Gallery of Art

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Artworks (11)

Reading the News at the Weavers' Cottage

1673 · Pen and brown ink, watercolor, white heightening, over traces of graphite; framing lines by the artist (?) in pen and brown ink and gold

9 5/8 x 7 15/16 in. (24.4 x 20.2 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Bust of a Smiling Peasant

1660 · etching on paper

width: 58 cm, height: 72 cm

Rijksmuseum

The Dance at the Inn

1652 · Etching; seventh state

Sheet: 9 7/8 × 12 5/8 in. (25.1 × 32 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Buste van een lachende boerin

1650 · etching on paper

width: 29 cm, height: 31 cm

Rijksmuseum

Buste van een lachende boer

1650 · etching on paper

width: 29 cm, height: 34 cm

Rijksmuseum

The Painter’s Studio

1647 · oil paint (paint), panel

height: 54 cm, height: 36.5 cm, depth: 8 cm, width: 51 cm, width: 34.5 cm

Rijksmuseum

Hurdy Gurdy Man

1647 · Etching

sheet: 4 5/16 x 3 9/16 in. (10.9 x 9 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Baker Blowing Horn

1610 · Etching. state VII or VIII

sheet: 4 x 3 3/8 in. (10.2 x 8.6 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Father Feeding his Child

1610 · Etching

Sheet: 4 15/16 × 3 9/16 in. (12.5 × 9 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Man Talking to a Woman

1610 · Etching

Sheet: 4 in. × 3 1/8 in. (10.1 × 8 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Little Girl Playing with a Baby in its Mother's Arms

1610 · Etching

sheet: 3 3/8 x 2 5/8 in. (8.6 x 6.7 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Artwork sources (4)

11 published of 102 catalogued · 35 with image

The Met
7 published7 img
Rijksmuseum
4 published4 img
+ 2 more sources · 91 catalogued, not yet published

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 2)

2 entries · 1 sources

The Painter’s Studio
1647 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Buste van een lachende boerin
1650 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number

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Met Museum

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Art Institute of Chicago National Gallery of Art

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Art Institute of Chicago

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National Gallery of Art

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