HOLIDAY AUCTION SOUTHERN ESTATES
Lot 201:
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Group of 16 Cornelis Pietersz Bega 17th c. Etchings. Affixed to Paper.Cornelis Pietersz Bega, or Cornelis Pietersz Begijn (1631/32-1664) was a Dutch Golden Age painter and engraver. Bega was born, lived and worked in Haarlem and was the son of sculptor and goldsmith Pieter Jansz. Begijn. His mother Maria was the illegitimate daughter of the Haarlem painter Cornelis van Haarlem. He assumed the name Bega when he started working professionally. He was a student of Adriaen van Ostade, and produced genre scenes of similar subjects, typically groups of a few peasant figures, often in interior settings, or fanciful figures such as The Alchemist (Malibu) or The Astrologer (London). To ship 11"x15". Weight 1 lb.
Condition: good
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