Michiel Sweerts Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Michiel Sweerts Art Value Price Guide

Sep. 03, 2024
Omgeving van Michael Sweerts (Vlaams, 1618-1664)
Est: €400 - €600
Jongen met zwarte hoed, olieverf op doek, zonder lijst, 69x46 cm,
Venduehuis der Notarissen
Jul. 03, 2024
Studio of Michael Sweerts (Brussels 1618-1664 Goa) Three boys with a bowl of cherries
Est: £5,000 - £7,000
Studio of Michael Sweerts (Brussels 1618-1664 Goa) Three boys with a bowl of cherries oil on canvas 84.4 x 71.3cm (33 1/4 x 28 1/16in).
Bonhams
May. 17, 2024
Sweerts, Michael (1618-1664). Bust of a boy.
Est: €500 - €700
Sweerts, Michael (1618-1664). Bust of a boy. Etching, engraving and stipple-etching from the series of 13 prints Diversae facies in usum iuvenum et aliorum, monogrammed in lower left corner, 8,7x7,5 cm. - Doubled; some thin spots; a few vague creases in lower left corner; a few yellowed spots; traces of tipping onto mount on verso. = With unidentified collector's stamp ("W" within circle) and owner's name in pen and ink on verso. Hollstein 11. Very rare (as is the complete series, which is only known in 2 copies). SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE CXXXII.
Bubb > Kuyper: Auctioneers of Books, Fine Arts & Manuscripts
May. 14, 2024
Michiel o Michael Sweerts (Bruxelles 1618 - Goa 1664) cerchia di
Est: €800 - €1,200
Michiel o Michael Sweerts (Bruxelles 1618 - Goa 1664) cerchia di Interno con soldati Olio su tela 32 x 41 cm Michiel Sweerts giunse a Roma, dove incontrò il gruppo di artisti olandesi e fiamminghi guidati dal pittore Pieter van Laer detto Il Bamboccio, che erano dediti a rappresentare scene di vita popolare a Roma e delle campagne romane. Grazie al nomignolo del van Lear, il gruppo prese il nome di Bamboccianti. La loro pittura rappresentava con teatralità la quotidianità del popolo, i fatti raccontati non erano presi dal reale, ma erano vere e proprie messe in scena per raccontare il folklore della città eterna, all’epoca sovraffollata a causa delle recenti crisi agrarie del contado. Il disagio sociale, vertiginosamente accresciuto, acuiva il malessere; le strade erano colme di girovaghi, mendicanti, venditori ambulanti, contadini, e soldataglia. Sweerts è ritenuto universalmente a latere dei bamboccianti, in quanto i suoi personaggi popolari mantengono una dignità, anche se malinconica, viste le condizioni. Sweerts non guarda al popolo minuto con l’ilarità di gran parte dei suoi colleghi, che vedevano nelle scene che dipingevano uno spettacolo indegno ma divertente. Dopo aver lasciato Roma tornò nelle Fiandre, dove aprì una scuola d'arte. Successivamente partì come missionario per la Cina, ma venne espulso dal paese. Raggiunse Goa, in India, dove morì nel 1664. Michiel or Michael Sweerts (Brussels 1618 - Goa 1664) circle of Interior With Soldiers Oil on canvas 32 x 41 cm
Lucas Aste
Apr. 24, 2024
Michael Sweerts
Est: €250,000 - €350,000
(Brussels 1618–1664 Goa) A shepherd observing a woman feeding her child, oil on canvas, 66.5 x 50.5 cm, framed Provenance: Private European Collection We are grateful to Peter C. Sutton for confirming the attribution of the present painting on the basis of a photograph. We are also grateful to Laura Laureati for independently confirming the attribution of the present painting. The present painting relates to a similar work by Michael Sweerts sold in these rooms 25 October 2023, lot 93. This realistic composition is probably set in the courtyard of a farm. From the background a hunter, accompanied by some young men and a dog, points to the shepherd family in the right foreground, feeding their son; above, a woman looks out, curious, from the threshold of a house. The subjects of poverty and charity were familiar to the Flemish painter Michael Sweerts, who depicted the poor with piety, adding a sense of participation in their suffering, as shown by the diary entry of a missionary who met the painter in Amsterdam in 1661: ‘[Sweerts] fasted almost every day and divided his possessions among the poor’ (see G. Briganti, L. Trezzani, L. Laureati [eds.], I Bamboccianti, Rome 1983, p. 313). The present painting belongs to the artist’s Italian period and was painted during his stay in the second half of the 1640s. Indeed, there are notable stylistic, compositional and thematic analogies with other works made by Sweerts in Rome. Among these are The card players, now in the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam (inv. no. SK-A-1958) and the Buona Ventura or Good Fortune, conserved in the Musée des Beaux-Arts, Nîmes (see M. Dolcetti, R. Kultzen (eds.), Michiel Michael Sweerts. Bruxelles 1618 – Goa 1664, Doornspijk 1996, p. 92, cat. no. 17). Michael Sweerts was born in Brussels in 1618 where he is registered as having been baptised in the church of Saint Nicholas. Little is known regarding his training as a painter. The first document for his biography dates to 1646 when he was registered in the parish of Santa Maria del Popolo, Rome, aged 28. This document also tells us that he shared his lodgings with another painter. Sweerts became a member of the Accademia di San Luca in Rome and Prince Camillo Pamphilj, the nephew of Pope Innocent X was amongst his patrons. He returned to the Low Countries in 1652 establishing himself in Brussels in 1656, where he founded a drawing school. In 1660 he spent a brief period in Amsterdam, subsequently he left for China as a Catholic missionary in 1662. He only reached Goa in 1664, where he stayed with the Jesuits and where he died that same year. Sweerts was a versatile artist, and his paintings reveal the influence of both the Northern and Southern European schools of painting. His compositions were frequently inspired by street scenes and daily life, such as is apparent in the present painting. The artist was also inspired by classical antiquity as "all’antica" architectural settings appear in some of his works, while in others he depicts plaster or marble statues.
Dorotheum
Dec. 07, 2023
MICHAEL SWEERTS (BRUSSELS 1618-1664 GOA) - A lady sewing lace in an interior
Est: £150,000 - £200,000
MICHAEL SWEERTS (BRUSSELS 1618-1664 GOA) A lady sewing lace in an interior oil on canvas 19 ½ x 15 ½ in. (49.5 x 39.4 cm.)
Christie's
Dec. 07, 2023
MICHAEL SWEERTS (BRUSSELS 1618-1664 GOA) - A portrait of the artist (?), presenting the Virgin in Prayer
Est: £400,000 - £600,000
MICHAEL SWEERTS (BRUSSELS 1618-1664 GOA) A portrait of the artist (?), presenting the Virgin in Prayer oil on canvas 17 ¾ x 13 ½ in. (45.1 x 34.3 cm.)
Christie's
Nov. 20, 2023
Attributed to Michiel Sweerts (29 September 1618 – 1 June 1664
Est: €1,000 - €2,000
Head of an Old Woman. In front of a neutral dark background, the painting shows the bowed head of an old woman, dressed in simple gray and white clothing and with a white cap on her head. He obviously comes from modest means, his cheeks are sunken, his mouth is toothless, his skin is wrinkled. But her gaze is up, the old woman seems to be responding to someone or listening to someone. The artist managed to create an intense expression on the face of an old woman. The decline of female beauty in old age fascinated artists, who repeatedly captured it in images combining genre and character studies. Dimensions 32.5 × 27 cm, Oil on wood
Fine Antiques Prague s.r.o.
Sep. 19, 2023
Michiel o Michael Sweerts (Bruxelles 1618 - Goa 1664)
Est: €2,400 - €3,500
Michiel o Michael Sweerts (Bruxelles 1618 - Goa 1664) Interno con ragazza e anziana signora Olio su tela 48 x 38 cm Provenienza: Galleria Fischer Lucerna (Svizzera) 30 novembre 1965 - Collezione privata Milano. Michiel Sweerts giunse a Roma, dove incontrò il gruppo di artisti olandesi e fiamminghi, guidati dal pittore Pieter van Laer detto Il Bamboccio, dediti a rappresentare scene di vita popolare a Roma e delle campagne circostanti. Sweerts è ritenuto universalmente a latere dei bamboccianti, per la dignità che mostrano i suoi personaggi popolari. Per un confronto puntuale, si vedano: Anziana signora che fila dei Musei Capitolini di Roma (già Collezione Pio di Savoia); Interno con donna e fanciullo presentato in asta da Christie's il 3 luglio 2012 a Londra. Michiel or Michael Sweerts (Brussels 1618 - Goa 1664) Interior with a girl and an elderly lady Oil on canvas 48 x 38 cm Provenance: Galleria Fischer Lucerne (Switzerland) November 30th, 1965 - Private collection Milan. For a detailed comparison, you should see: Elderly lady spinning in the Capitoline Museums in Rome (formerly the Pio di Savoia Collection); Interior with Woman and Child auctioned at Christie's on July 3rd, 2012 in London.
Lucas Aste
Jul. 06, 2023
MICHAEL SWEERTS (BRUSSELS 1618-1664 GOA) The Artist’s Studio with a Seamstr
Est: £2,000,000 - £3,000,000
MICHAEL SWEERTS (BRUSSELS 1618-1664 GOA) The Artist’s Studio with a Seamstress oil on canvas, unlined 31 3/8 x 42 3/4 in. (79.5 x 108.4 cm.)
Christie's
Jun. 29, 2023
Michiel Sweerts, 1624 Brüssel – 1664 Goa, zugeschrieben
Est: €3,000 - €4,000
INNENRAUM MIT SITZENDER STICKERIN Öl auf Leinwand. Doubliert. 49,5 x 38,5 cm. In dekorativem Rahmen. In einem gutbürgerlichen Innenraum, vor einem Kamin auf einem Stuhl sitzend, eine gut gekleidete junge Frau in langem Gewand mit Dekolleté, auf ihrem Schoß auf einem Kissen ein Stück Stoff liegend, das sie gerade bestickt. Mit ihren leicht geröteten Wangen, wohlgeschwungenen Augenbrauen und dunklen Augen schaut sie aufmerksam aus dem Bild heraus. Rechts von ihr ein junger Mann, der einen großen glänzenden Kessel an einem Henkel zur rechten Seite hinausträgt. Malerei in überwiegend monochromer beige-brauner Farbigkeit, die Frau durch einige weiße Kleidungsstücke, wie die Schürze und der Spitzenbesatz am Dekolleté, besonders hervorgehoben. (1351623) (18)
Hampel Fine Art Auctions
Mar. 30, 2023
Michiel Sweerts, 1624 Brüssel – 1664 Goa, zugeschrieben
Est: €4,000 - €6,000
INNENRAUM MIT SITZENDER STICKERIN Öl auf Leinwand. Doubliert. 49,5 x 38,5 cm. In dekorativem Rahmen. In einem gutbürgerlichen Innenraum, vor einem Kamin auf einem Stuhl sitzend, eine gut gekleidete junge Frau in langem Gewand mit Dekolleté, auf ihrem Schoß auf einem Kissen ein Stück Stoff liegend, das sie gerade bestickt. Mit ihren leicht geröteten Wangen, wohlgeschwungenen Augenbrauen und dunklen Augen schaut sie aufmerksam aus dem Bild heraus. Rechts von ihr ein junger Mann, der einen großen glänzenden Kessel an einem Henkel zur rechten Seite hinausträgt. Malerei in überwiegend monochromer beige-brauner Farbigkeit, die Frau durch einige weiße Kleidungsstücke, wie die Schürze und der Spitzenbesatz am Dekolleté, besonders hervorgehoben. (1351623) (18)
Hampel Fine Art Auctions
Mar. 22, 2023
Attribué à Michael SWEERTS Bruxelles, 1618 - Goa, 1664 Jeune garçon au bol de soupe Toile marouflée sur panneau
Est: €8,000 - €12,000
Attribué à Michael SWEERTS Bruxelles, 1618 - Goa, 1664 Jeune garçon au bol de soupe Toile marouflée sur panneau (Restaurations) Boy with a bowl of soup, canvas laid down on panel, attr. to M. Sweerts h: 45,50 w: 36,50 cm Estimation 8 000 - 12 000 €
Artcurial
Dec. 08, 2022
Michiel Sweerts, 1618/24 Brüssel – 1664 Goa, zugeschrieben/ Art des
Est: €3,000 - €5,000
Marketender vor einem Dorf Öl auf Leinwand. Altdoubliert. 70 x 100 cm. In ebonisiertem und polychrom staffiertem Holzrahmen. Eine weite hügelige Landschaft mit Ruinen- und Baumstaffage dient als Hintergrundfolie für eine mächtige von links in das Bildfeld hineinragende eintürmige Kirche. Vor dieser hat sich eine vielgestaltige Menschengruppe versammelt, von denen mindestens eine Figur ihre Waren anpreist. Das Gemälde erinnert stark an den zu der Gruppe der Bamboccianti (meist flämische und niederländische in Rom tätige Maler des 17. Jahrhunderts) zu rechnenden Michiel Sweerts, der ähnliche Kompositionen schuf. (1340181) (13)
Hampel Fine Art Auctions
Nov. 26, 2022
After Michael Sweerts (29 September 1618 – 1 June 1664), Portrait of a Man
Est: €800 - €1,000
The man portrayed here is shown in profile and holding a branch in his hand, which indicates that he is a saint.
Fine Antiques Prague s.r.o.
Nov. 30, 2021
Michiel Sweerts (Bruxelles 1624-1664 Goa/India) bottega
Est: €1,500 - €2,500
Michiel Sweerts (Bruxelles 1624-1664 Goa/India) bottega Vecchio che lavora a maglia Olio su tela 42 x 33,5 cm Il dipinto è una replica di bottega di due quadri realizzati da Sweerts verso il 1650/52 a Roma (già nella collezione del principe Corsini, Firenze). Michiel Sweerts (Brussels 1624-1664 Goa / India) workshop Old man knitting Oil on canvas 42 x 33,5 cm
Lucas Aste
Nov. 30, 2021
Michiel Sweerts (Bruxelles 1624 - 1664 Goa/India) bottega
Est: €1,500 - €2,500
Michiel Sweerts (Bruxelles 1624 - 1664 Goa/India) bottega Uomo con scaldino Olio su tela 42 x 33,5 cm Il dipinto è una replica di bottega di uno dei due quadri realizzati da Sweerts verso il 1650/52 a Roma (già nella collezione del principe Corsini, Firenze). Michiel Sweerts (Brussels 1624 - 1664 Goa/India) workshop Man with warmer Oil on canvas 42 x 33,5 cm
Lucas Aste
Nov. 30, 2021
Michiel Sweerts (Bruxelles 1618 - Goa 1664)
Est: €5,000 - €7,000
Michiel Sweerts (Bruxelles 1618 - Goa 1664) Anziana filatrice con animali da cortile Olio su tela 44,5 x 59 cm Michiel Sweerts giunge a Roma, dove incontra il gruppo di artisti olandesi e fiamminghi guidati dal pittore Pieter van Laer detto Il Bamboccio, che erano dediti a rappresentare scene di vita popolare a Roma e delle campagne romane. Grazie al nomignolo del van Lear, il gruppo prese il nome di Bamboccianti. La loro pittura rappresentava con teatralità la quotidianità del popolo: i fatti raccontati non erano presi dal reale, ma erano vere e proprie messe in scena per raccontare il folklore della città eterna, all’epoca sovraffollata a causa delle recenti crisi agrarie del contado. Il disagio sociale, vertiginosamente accresciuto, acuiva il malessere; le strade erano colme di girovaghi, mendicanti, venditori ambulanti, contadini, e soldataglia. Sweerts è ritenuto universalmente a latere dei bamboccianti, in quanto i suoi personaggi popolari mantengono una dignità, anche se malinconica, viste le condizioni. Sweerts non guarda al popolo minuto con l’ilarità di gran parte dei suoi colleghi, che vedevano nelle scene che dipingevano uno spettacolo indegno ma divertente. Dopo aver lasciato Roma torna nelle Fiandre, dove apre una scuola d'arte. Successivamente partì come missionario per la Cina, ma viene espulso dal paese. Raggiunge Goa, in India, dove muore nel 1664. L’opera in esame presenta le tipiche tematiche e tecniche di Sweerts: dal buio intenso della stanza emerge la figura, la tecnica è minuta e preziosa, l’anziana donna è ritratta con sorprendente realismo, tanto quanto l'animale che l'affianca. Per un confronto si veda l'opera "Vecchia filatrice", passata da Christie's il 28/01/15 o "Donna che ricama in un interno" passata da Sotheby's l'11/1/90. Un' altra versione di questo dipinto, di grandi dimensioni ( 132 x 180 cm), è conservata presso Pinacteca Ambrosiana di Milano, considerato genericamente come di scuola fiamminga. Michiel Sweerts (Brussels 1618 - Goa 1664) Elderly spinner with farm animals Oil on canvas 44,5 x 59 cm
Lucas Aste
Nov. 20, 2021
Kultzen - Michael Sweerts
Est: €80 - €100
Kultzen, R. Michael Sweerts, Brussels 1618 - Goa 1664. Doornspijk, Davaco, 1996. XX, 164 S., 1 Bl. Mit über 150 teils farb. Abb. 4°. OLwd. mit farb. illustr. OU. (= Aetas Aura. Monographs on dutch & flemish painting. Bd. XII).- Aus der SØR Rusche Collection.
Auktionshaus Schramm
Sep. 14, 2021
Michiel o Michael Sweerts (Bruxelles 1618 - Goa 1664) attribuito - attributed
Est: €600 - €1,000
Michiel o Michael Sweerts (Bruxelles 1618 - Goa 1664) attribuito - attributed Interno con vecchia che fila la lana e ragazzo Olio su tela incollata su tavola Interior with an old woman spinning wool and a boy Oil on canvas applied on panel 36 x 47 cm Michiel Sweerts giunge a Roma, dove incontra il gruppo di artisti olandesi e fiamminghi guidati dal pittore Pieter van Laer detto Il Bamboccio, che erano dediti a rappresentare scene di vita popolare a Roma e delle campagne romane. Grazie al nomignolo del van Lear il gruppo prese il nome di Bamboccianti. La loro pittura rappresentava con teatralità la quotidianità del popolo, i fatti raccontati non erano presi dal reale, ma erano vere e proprie messe in scena per raccontare il folklore della città eterna, all’epoca sovraffollata a causa delle recenti crisi agrarie del contado. Il disagio sociale, vertiginosamente accresciuto, acuiva il malessere; le strade erano colme di girovaghi, mendicanti, venditori ambulanti, contadini, e soldataglia. Sweerts è ritenuto universalmente a latere dei bamboccianti, in quanto i suoi personaggi popolari mantengono una dignità, anche se malinconica, viste le condizioni. Sweerts non guarda al popolo minuto con l’ilarità di gran parte dei suoi colleghi, che vedevano nelle scene che dipingevano uno spettacolo indegno ma divertente. Dopo aver lasciato Roma torna nelle Fiandre, dove apre una scuola d'arte. Successivamente partì come missionario per la Cina, ma viene espulso dal paese. Raggiunge Goa, in India, dove muore nel 1664. L’opera presenta le tipiche tematiche e tecniche di Sweerts, dal buio inteso della stanza emergono le due figure. La tecnica è minuta e preziosa, l’anziana donna è ritratta con sorprendente realismo. Per una verifica puntuale si veda l’interno con donna e fanciullo presentato da Christie's il 3 luglio 2012 a Londra
Lucas Aste
Jun. 05, 2021
Michael Sweerts, A Young Artist drawing Beggars in a Landscape
Est: €60,000 - €80,000
The documented facts about the biography of the painter Michael Sweerts are rather sparse: Born in Brussels in 1618, in 1646 his name appears in the parish registers of Santa Maria del Popolo in Rome. There we learn that he lived in the "Strada Margutta", where other Catholic artists from the north also lived. Sweerts had achieved quite considerable fame in Rome and could count on a circle of prominent patrons, first and foremost Prince Camillo Pamphili and the Dutch silk merchants Jean, Josef and Jeronimus Deutz. Despite this, he left the city again in the period between 1652 and 1654. In 1655 he is mentioned as having attended a baptism in Brussels, and in 1659 he is included among the artists in the city's Academy of Saint Luke. We also learn that he founded his own painting school in Brussels. Later, he joined a Catholic missionary organization, consisting of followers of Vincent de Paul, which was dedicated to conducting missionary work in the East. In 1661, Sweerts is documented in Amsterdam for a few months, where he supervised the construction of a ship in which the missionaries would set sail on their journey to the Far East. In December of the same year, we find him in Marseilles, from whence the ship left shortly after for Palestine. However, during the journey overland in Syria, Sweerts began to experience psychological issues, so that somewhere between Isfahan and Tabriz in Persia he was dismissed from the society and continued his journey alone. He eventually managed to arrive at the Jesuit sanctuary in Goa, where he is said to have died at the age of 46. As an artist, Michael Sweerts is associated with the so-called Bamboccianti, a group of Dutch painters in Rome who developed the genre of southern peasant scenes. However, he can hardly be referred to as a "Bambocciante tout-court", as his works display an intellectual and socio-philosophical sensitivity that elevates them from the status of mere genre paintings. Following his arrival in Rome, Michael Sweerts pursued the subject of "artists at work" with remarkable persistence. Between 1646 and 1652, he created four paintings of artists' studios and four others showing artists drawing outdoors. In Rome, Sweerts recognized that being an artist, or the artist's mission, involved intellectual reflection on one's own actions beyond the craft itself. In this sense, the present painting has been described by Laura Laureati as an emblematic example of Sweerts's early activity in Rome (op. cit.). Equally significantly, Lara Yaeger-Crasselt recognizes it in her study of Michael Sweert's role in artistic education in the Netherlands and Rome at this time (op. cit.). This artist's complete works consist of barely more than 50 paintings. The rank of this work within his overall oeuvre is evidenced by the many publications and the numerous exhibitions in which it has been described or shown.
Kunsthaus Lempertz KG
Mar. 25, 2021
Michiel Sweerts, 1618 Brüssel - 1664 Goa, zug.
Est: €15,000 - €20,000
DIE FRÖHLICHEN TRINKER Öl auf Leinwand. Doubliert. 55 x 42,5 cm. Brustbildnisse zweier Männer mit ausdrucksstarken Gesichtern, jeweils mit Oberlippenbart und dunklen Augen, in Nahsicht in dunklen Gewändern mit weißem Kragen; der vordere trägt einen dunkelgrünen Hut vor dunkelbraunem Hintergrund, während der andere Mann einen schwarzen Hut vor roten, zur rechten Seite fallenden Vorhang trägt. Beide scheinen mit weit geöffnetem Mund fröhlich zu singen, zudem hält der vordere ein gefülltes Glas hält, blickt mit seinen Augen direkt aus dem Bild und scheint so den Betrachter des Gemäldes in das Geschehen einzubeziehen. Qualitätvolle Malerei mit gekonnter Wiedergabe und Gegenübersetzung der hellen und dunklen Malpartien. (1260736) (2) (18) Michiel Sweerts, 1618 Brussels - 1664 Goa, attributed THE MERRY DRINKERS Oil on canvas. Relined. 55 x 42.5 cm.
Hampel Fine Art Auctions
Dec. 13, 2019
SWEERTS, MICHIEL
Est: CHF40,000 - CHF60,000
(Brüssel 1618–1664 Goa) Selbstportrait, lesend. Öl auf Leinwand. Verso Etikett des Museums Boymans, Rotterdam sowie dem Kunsthaus Zürich. 35,5x30,2 cm. - Geschnitten und doubliert, neuer Keilrahmen.
Schuler Auktionen
Dec. 10, 2019
MICHAEL SWEERTS (1618-1664) Portrait of a Man Plate 209 x 164 mm., Sheet 212 x 166 mm.
Est: £2,000 - £3,000
MICHAEL SWEERTS (1618-1664) Portrait of a Man etching, circa 1643-61, on laid paper, without watermark, a brilliant, early impression, printing with intense contrasts and with the spot of foulbiting on the left sleeve printing very strongly, with narrow margins, in very good condition Plate 209 x 164 mm., Sheet 212 x 166 mm.
Christie's
Oct. 01, 2019
Michiel Sweerts (1618 - 1664)- attributed
Est: €300 - €600
Michiel Sweerts (1618 - 1664)- attributed, farmers by a fire, oil on canvas, framed.
Deutsch Auktionen
Nov. 29, 2018
MICHIEL SWEERTS
Est: €15,000 - €25,000
(Bruxelles, 1618 - Goa, 1664) Giocatori di carte Olio su tela cm 39X31 Per i caratteri di stile e scrittura il dipinto è stato riconosciuto a Michiel Sweerts da Ludovica Trezzani. L'artista è documentato a Roma dal 1643 sino al 1651, e il suo nome compare nei registri delle anime di Santa Maria del Popolo, indicandone l'abitazione in via Margutta. L'immagine, infatti, riflette il repertorio degli artisti nordici di stanza nella Città Eterna, ma altresì la tradizione illustrativa di genere tipica dei Paesi Bassi, spesso ammantata di significati allegorici o allusiva, come nel nostro caso, alla vita popolare. L'opera è certamente da collocare al periodo romano, bambocciante ma allo stesso tempo attenta nella misurata descrizione delle figure, delineate con una qualità di stesura che pone Sweerts a un livello decisamente più alto rispetto ai suoi colleghi oltramontani. Sono questi dettagli, la peculiarità dei pigmenti e le considerazioni tecniche a consentire l'attribuzione, insieme a una impostazione scenica nobile e severa che riflette un diretto rapporto con la realtà. Le sue opere, infatti, esulano da un repertorio aneddotico e, punto essenziale, Sweerts esprime un caravaggismo quanto mai meditato, consapevole e ben lontano da quello formale e di maniera. Per quanto riguarda il soggetto, il nostro dipinto appartiene a un gruppo di tele del periodo romano di Sweerts analizzate da Kultzen in un capitolo della sua monografia sull'artista (Rolf Kultzen, 'Michael Sweerts', Bruxelles, 1618 - Goa 1664, Ghent 1996, pp. 28-33). Tra queste, 'I Giocatori di carte all'aperto' al Rijksmuseum di Amsterdam (Kultzen, 1996, p. 99, cat. 41, tav. 41) è senza dubbio la più vicina alla nostra, poiché vi compare in primo piano a sinistra la stessa figura di spalle, lì in atto di interrompere il gioco mentre indica al suo avversario una rissa in corso al limite della scena. Molto simile, e probabilmente derivata da uno stesso studio dal vero, è la figura del giovane che disegna nello Studio del pittore anch'esso ad Amsterdam (Kultzen, 1996, pp. 16, 88-89, cat. 6, tav. 6, riprodotto a colori alla tav. II), mentre la composizione generale ricorda in qualche misura quella, più complessa, del 'Pittore che disegna all'aperto' già a Roma nella raccolta Melemeluzzi (Kultzen, 1996, p. 88, cat. 2, tav. 2). Il dipinto è corredato da una scheda critica di Ludovica Trezzani. Bibliografia di riferimento: 'I bamboccianti. Pittori della vita quotidiana a Roma nel Seicento', a cura di G. Briganti, L. Trezzani, L. Laureati, Roma 1983, pp. 301 - 325 'Michel Sweerts 1618 - 1664', catalogo della mostra a cura di G. Jansen e P. C. Sutton, Amsterdam 2002
Wannenes Art Auctions
Sep. 13, 2018
MICHIEL SWEERTS (1618/24-1664), ENTOURAGE Rabin à la lecture
Est: €1,400 - €1,800
MICHIEL SWEERTS (1618/24-1664), ENTOURAGE Rabin à la lecture Huile sur toile Provenance : Collection privée, Anvers Belgique Dimensions : 50 x 38,5 cm
Accademia Fine Art
Mar. 11, 2017
ZECHENDE BAUERN IM WIRTSHAUS
Est: -
MICHAEL SWEERTS (CIRCLE) Brussels 1618 - 1664 Goa CAROUSING PEASANTS IN A TAVERN Oil on canvas (old relining). 48 cm by 35.5 cm. Verso: Old label with attribution to Michael Sweerts on stretcher bars. Part. ret. Frame.
Hargesheimer Kunstauktionen Düsseldorf
Sep. 27, 2016
Michiel Sweerts (1618-1664)-attributed, Farmers re
Est: €1,500 - €2,500
Michiel Sweerts (1618-1664)-attributed, Farmers resting by the fire with a couple in the centre; oil on canvas, framed.
Deutsch Auktionen
Jan. 26, 2016
CIRCLE OF MICHAEL SWEERTS, (FLEMISH 1618-1664), COMPOSING A LETTER
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
CIRCLE OF MICHAEL SWEERTS (flemish 1618-1664)/span COMPOSING A LETTER Oil on copper, unframed 6 7/16 x 4 3/4 in. (16.3 x 12.1cm) provenance: /spanProperty of a Private Southern Collection.
Freeman's | Hindman
Dec. 02, 2015
Großer Wandteller, Delft, De Porceleyne Fles, 1950er Jahre, Portrait eines Jungen mit braunem Hut nach Michael Sweerts (1624-1664), u. bez., in Unterglasurblau, D. 42 cm
Est: -
Großer Wandteller, Delft, De Porceleyne Fles, 1950er Jahre, Portrait eines Jungen mit braunem Hut nach Michael Sweerts (1624-1664), u. bez., in Unterglasurblau, D. 42 cm
Historia Auctionata
May. 15, 2015
1618/24 Bruxelles - 1664 Goa - circlePoor and Rich.
Est: €2,500 - €3,000
Oil on wood. 47 x 38cm. Framed.
Van Ham Kunstauktionen
Dec. 12, 2013
Michiel Sweerts, 1624 Brüssel - 1664 Goa/ Indien, Kopie nach
Est: €6,000 - €12,000
DAS KÜNSTLERATELIER Öl auf Leinwand. 83 x 113 cm. Wohl aus dem 17./ 18. Jahrhundert stammende Kopie des Originalgemäldes von 1650. Es zeigt den großen, dunklen Vorraum eines Malerateliers, das mit verschiedensten Versatzstücken angehäuft ist, darunter befinden sich Büsten, Figurenfragmente, Reliefs, etc. Links im Bild eine weiß gekleidete Frau, die mit Stickarbeiten beschäftigt ist, dahinter ein Diener, der soeben Wein einschenkt, rechts eine Musikantengruppe. Der Maler selbst, der sich an der Staffelei befindet, ist hinten in einem weiteren Raum zu sehen, sein Malatelier wird im Türrahmen sichtbar. (9502418)
Hampel Fine Art Auctions
Jul. 05, 2013
Circle of Michiel Sweerts (Brussels 1618-1664 Goa)
Est: -
Circle of Michiel Sweerts (Brussels 1618-1664 Goa) A peasant family in an interior oil on canvas 18¾ x 14 1/8 in. (47.5 x 35.9 cm.)
Christie's
Apr. 27, 2013
Michael Sweerts (1618-1664) cercle ...
Est: CHF3,000 - CHF5,000
Michael Sweerts (1618-1664) cercle de Jeune femme et sa domestique dans un intérieur huile sur toile 48x38 cmHistorique: Vente Galerie Fischer Luzern 04/12/1965 Michiel Sweerts lot no. 2263
Piguet Hôtel des Ventes | Genève
Jul. 03, 2012
Michiel Sweerts (Brussels 1618-1664 Goa)
Est: £200,000 - £300,000
Michiel Sweerts (Brussels 1618-1664 Goa) A lady sewing in an interior oil on canvas 19 5/8 x 15 5/8 in. (49.8 x 39.7 cm.)
Christie's
Jun. 09, 2012
Attribué à Michael Sweerts Bruxelles, 1624 - Goa, 1664 Couple visitant des bergers Huile sur toile
Est: €4,000 - €6,000
Attribué à Michael Sweerts Bruxelles, 1624 - Goa, 1664 Couple visitant des bergers Huile sur toile h: 74 w: 99 cm
Artcurial
Jun. 16, 2011
Artwork by: Follower of Michiel Sweerts (Brussels
Est: €2,000 - €3,000
Artwork by: Follower of Michiel Sweerts (Brussels 1624-1664 Goa/India),
Dorotheum
Jun. 16, 2011
Artwork by: Workshop of Michiel Sweerts (Brussels
Est: €1,000 - €2,000
Artwork by: Workshop of Michiel Sweerts (Brussels 1624-1664 Goa/India),
Dorotheum
Oct. 27, 2010
Circle of Michael Sweerts (Brussels 1618-1664 Goa) A mother instructing her children
Est: £1,000 - £1,500
A mother instructing her children oil on canvas 48.7 x 38.6cm (19 3/16 x 15 3/16in).
Bonhams
Jun. 22, 2010
Painting by Michiel Sweerts
Est: €2,000 - €3,000
Painting by Michiel Sweerts
Dorotheum
Jan. 28, 2010
MICHAEL SWEERTS
Est: $100,000 - $150,000
BOY TOUCHING HIS HEAD
Sotheby's
Jan. 28, 2010
MICHAEL SWEERTS
Est: $100,000 - $150,000
PORTRAIT OF A GENTLEMAN
Sotheby's
Jul. 10, 2009
Circle of Michiel Sweerts (Brussels 1618-1664 Goa)
Est: £3,000 - £5,000
Circle of Michiel Sweerts (Brussels 1618-1664 Goa) Portrait of a gentleman, bust-length, in a black doublet and brown mantle oil on canvas 25 x 19¼ in. (63.5 x 48.9 cm.)
Christie's
Jul. 08, 2009
Michael Sweerts , Brussels 1618 - 1664 Goa a young artist seated drawing among roman ruins, two friends behind him and a beggar with his family before him oil on canvas
Est: £100,000 - £150,000
oil on canvas
Sotheby's
Jan. 30, 2009
Circle of Michiel Sweerts (Brussels 1618-1664 Goa)
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
Circle of Michiel Sweerts (Brussels 1618-1664 Goa) Head of a youth oil on copper 6 1/8 x 5 in. (15.6 x 12.7 cm.)
Christie's
Jan. 29, 2009
Michiel Sweerts and Studio , Brussels 1618 - 1664 Goa Plague in an Ancient City oil on canvas
Est: $60,000 - $80,000
oil on canvas
Sotheby's
Oct. 15, 2008
Michiel Sweerts (Brüssel 1624 - 1664 Goa) Umkreis
Est: €7,000 - €10,000
Michiel Sweerts (Brüssel 1624 - 1664 Goa) Umkreis Allegorie der Nächstenliebe: die Hungrigen speisen, aus den Werken der Barmherzigkeit, Öl auf Leinwand, 97 x 73 cm, gerahmt, (Wo)
Dorotheum