Live Auction 22751Old Master Paintings and Sculpture: Part II
CIRCLE OF PIETER BRUEGHEL II (BRUSSELS 1564/5-1637/8 ANTWERP)
Lot 107 Property of a Lady

CIRCLE OF PIETER BRUEGHEL II (BRUSSELS 1564/5-1637/8 ANTWERP)

The Blind leading the Blind

Closed31 January 2024

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CIRCLE OF PIETER BRUEGHEL II (BRUSSELS 1564⁄5-1637⁄8 ANTWERP)
The Blind leading the Blind
oil on panel
14 3⁄8 x 17 ¾ in. (36.5 x 45 cm.)

Mr. and Mrs. W.C.H.M Gregori, the grandparents of the late owner, and by descent.

Specialist note

This work ultimately derives from a painting of The Blind Leading the Blind (Museo di Capodimonte, Naples) by Pieter Brueghel I, who pioneered the depiction of proverbs and parables in scenes of everyday life. Pieter Brueghel II expanded on his father's composition, adding architectural elements, figures and inserting a village kermesse in the distance. The present picture shares many similarities with a version in the Rijksmusuem Twenthe, Enschede, given to the Studio of Pieter Brueghel II.