“Wine is a Mocker” from the collection of Collections of the Von Schmidt Family Trust

+ 3 images

“Wine is a Mocker”, 1668

Oil on Panel

16.25 x 21.25 in (41.28 x 53.98 cm)

Inv: 1126 Von Schmidt Famil...

Depicting a lively indoor genre scene, this work is executed after Jan Steen’s famous Dutch Golden Age composition Wine is a Mocker (De Wijn is een Spotter, original c. 1663–1664 in the Norton Simon Museum). The title references Proverbs 20:1 ("Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler..."), moralizing the chaotic consequences of excess and debauchery within a tavern environment.The painting captures an inebriated figure surrounded by mocking onlookers, tavern paraphernalia, and theatrical gestures. Inscribed "Steen" in the lower right, the piece employs dramatic light and shadow with color choices faithful to the master's hand. Technical and stylistic details suggest it was created in Steen's workshop shortly after the original masterwork, featuring supervised execution with selective touch-ups by Steen himself.

Oil painting on board depicting an interior genre scene after the original oil painting on canvas, Wine is a Mocker, c. 1668 to 70, by Jan Havickszoon Steen, Inscribed, Steen, lower right however was likely from the workshop with only limited facial details by Steen.

The piece likely created shortly after the original employs the use of light and darkness as well as colors consistent with the artist style but lacks some clarity present in the original, leading to the conclusion that while supervised this was a workshop piece.

Jan Havickszoon Steen was a Dutch Golden Age painter, one of the leading genre painters of the 17th century. His works are known for their psychological insight, sense of humour and abundance of colour.

Email Facebook X LinkedIn Pinterest

From Collections of the Von Schmidt Family Trust

Claude Monet

“Afternoon Garden”, 1871

Oil On Canvas

18 x 22 in (45.72 x 55.88 cm)
Alexander Fraser, Alexander Frasier

“Afternoon at the Scottish Inn”, c. 1796

Oil On Canvas

24.5 x 29 in (62.23 x 73.66 cm)
Paul-Emile Pissarro

“Winter Walk”

Oil On Canvas

10 x 13 in (25.4 x 33.02 cm)
Paul-Emile Pissarro

Les Melules en Hiver

Oil on Panel

13 x 16.15 in (33.02 x 41.02 cm)
Paul-Emile Pissarro

Le Chateaunier du Mont Aigu

oil of Canvas

18.15 x 21.65 in (46.1 x 54.99 cm)
Reproduction Claude Monet

‘The Garden at Saints-Addresse” “ Homage”

Glacé

26 x 30 in (66.04 x 76.2 cm)
Unknown

‘Affair in the Ballroom”

Oil On Canvas

19.75 x 23.5 in (50.17 x 59.69 cm)
Rolf Rafflewski

“Floral Landscape of the Village Giveny”

Oil On Canvas

20.5 x 24.5 in (52.07 x 62.23 cm)

View All Artworks

Additional Details

Additional Artworks

“Afternoon Garden”, 1871

“Afternoon at the Scottish Inn”, c. 1796

“Winter Walk”

Les Melules en Hiver

Le Chateaunier du Mont Aigu

‘The Garden at Saints-Addresse” “ Homage”

‘Affair in the Ballroom”

“Floral Landscape of the Village Giveny”