Adriaen Jansz van Ostade, Dutch, 1610-1685, two prints, including: "The Smoker", ca. 1640, etching, initialed in plate at upper left; "A Painter at Work in His Studio" ca. 1647, etching, signed in plate at lower right (2 pcs) (PGAY7417/2) {AM}(PGAY)

Dimensions:"The Smoker": sheet 3.5" x 2.5", plate 3" x 2.25", framed 12" x 10.75; "A Painter at Work in His Studio": sight 9.25" x 7.25", plate 9" x 7", framed 21" x 17"

Condition:In good condition, trimmed

Property from the Estate of Peter Gay's Upper West Side Penthouse Apartment Overlooking Riverside Drive and the Hudson River.
Peter Gay (born Peter Joachim Fröhlich; June 20, 1923 – May 12, 2015) was an American historian, educator and author. He was Sterling Professor of History at Yale University. He received the National Book Award in History and Biography for The Rise of Modern Paganism (1967). Described by The New York Times in 2007 as "the country's pre-eminent cultural historian", Litchfield County Auctions is pleased to represent Professor Gay's Riverside Drive estate.

In good condition, trimmed