Lot 1041 Dα

The back of this panel bears the stamp of an Antwerp panel maker.

A man pours himself a glass of wine from a jug and looks out of the picture with a smile. Jan Cossiers has staged the everyday theme of a cheerful drinker as a half-length portrait with effective lighting. Like many of his contemporaries, he thus follows in the tradition of the Caravaggists. Cossier's style is clearly recognisable in his typical flowing strokes, his treatment of the face and fingers and his preference for a brownish colour palette. Jan Cossiers painted a whole series of half-length portraits of cheerful drinkers, including two paintings with very similar dimensions, one of which is housed in the Academy in Vienna.