Village Scene with Men drinking

Since this panel was first published in 1921 it has aroused interest and debate among experts in the work of Adriaen Brouwer, particularly during the first half of the 20th century. The panel was auctioned in 1921 as an autograph work by Brouwer. It was acquired for the Thyssen-Bornemisza collection in 1928, having been purchased from Jacques Goudstikker in Amsterdam, again as an autograph paintin…