The Bad Player, (painting)

Object Details

Notes: Appears in exhibition catalog as entry no. 1 (Sale info: For Sale).; This picture represents a rustic Flemish interior, where two Card Players have just finished their game; the winner, content with his success, is seated with folded arms and complacent nonchalance--unmoved by the rage of his companion, who has risen and is giving vent to his anger by menacing gestures. A lovely companion suppresses laughter at his rage; behind the furious gamester stands a looker-on, who, fearful of the result, is endeavoring to restrain his arm; while, at the back of the victor, two peasants, one a pretty girl, are obviously enjoying the scene. [P. 5.]; Catalogue of Oil Paintings and Statuary, by the Modern Belgian Masters, exhibiting and for sale. De Braekeleer, Jr., sole accredited agent for the Belgian School in the United States of America, 547 Broadway. New-York: Sackett & Co., Book and Job Printers, No. 53 Nassau Street, near Malden Lane. 1853.; Artist nationality: Belgian.

Topic: Ethnic; Figure(s) In Interior--Domestic; Recreation--Sport & Play--Cards; State of Being--Emotion--Anger; Occupation--Other--Peasant