David Teniers the Younger or David Teniers II (circle of)(Flemish artist, born Antwerp 1610 – died Brussels 1690)“Village with an Inn and many Peasants and some Dancing People”Not signedOil on panel Size: 43 x 59 cm. (Framed)Estimate: 3,000 – 4,000 euroNOTEDavid Teniers the Younger is one of the greatest 17th-Century Flemish genre painters. Son of the painter David Teniers, he became a master of the Guild of Saint Luke in Antwerp in 1633. Several years later he married Anne, the daughter of Jan Brueghel the Elder, also known as 'Velvet' Brueghel. He began by painting landscapes in the style of Jan Brueghel and Paul Bril, while his first genre scenes reveal the influence of Adriaen Brouwer. He then acquired a personal style that combined light tones and warms colours. He also broadened his range of themes and besides rustic scenes, he painted works featuring magicians, witches, doctors and alchemists. His characters are sometimes portrayed by costumed monkeys or cats. As regards his genre scenes, Teniers considerably extended Brouwer’s repertoire, increasing the number of village feasts and other popular festivities. His great interest in the rural world and peasants can clearly be seen in the impressive number of peasant scenes he painted, but also in his small-scale portraits of peasants. However, it is in paintings such as the Village feast in the Prado in Madrid, the Drinker at a table in the Louvre, or Smoking in the Petit Palais museum, that the art of this great painter exults.David Teniers de Jongere (II) (omgeving van)(Geb. Antwerpen 1610 – overl. Brussel 1690)“Taveerne met feestende figuren, rechts een dorpsgezicht”Niet gesigneerdOlieverf op paneel, afmeting: 43 x 59 cm.(In lijst)