CRAESBEECK, Josse van
(b. ca. 1605, Neerlinter, d. ca. 1661, Bruxelles)

Peasant Grimacing

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Oil on panel, 15 x 11 cm
Private collection

This small painting shows a peasant grimacing with his arm in a sling. Craesbeeck's chief concern here is the accurate rendering of a face distorted by a grimace which is a result of his broken arm, supported here in a dingy, handmade sling.




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