"la Pêche" Grisaille In The Dutch Taste, 18th Century

Door painting in shades of gray representing in the background a scene of fishing with a net in the river, others pouring drinks in front of the village and in the foreground the men drinking and talking on the terrace of a tavern, another urinating against the wall, a woman coming out of the door with her arms laden with a tray. 18th century Oil on grisaille canvas H cm 81 x 118 cm Old small restorations In the style of Téniers, the “Seasons” theme was popular in Flemish painting of the 16th-17th centuries. Teniers continued the traditions of early 17th century artists. On the canvas, he simultaneously captured scenes of summer work and the rest of the peasants. His scenes of peasant or bourgeois life are characterized by a great mastery of the effects of light, a use of chiaroscuro coming from the Baroque influence and a tenderly ironic look at the characters. The sufferings, the privations, the difficulties of the harsh life of the peasants do not appear in Teniers. He values celebration, carelessness, often over a drink.