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ZOLTÁN KOVÁCS: "The Witty Pieter Quast": The Works of an Amsterdam Master in Hungary Then and Now

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1 E UNIVERSITY ART GAI 11 RY collection found their way into American museums and collections; nevertheless, the majority of the works figuring on the list, including the Quast painting under discussion, vanished without a trace.

64 As we have seen, the works in Hungary also represent well the characteristics that distinguish Quast's idiosyncratic artistic expression. The master who moved with ease between the various genres undeniably worked across an uneven artistic standard. Alongside his works of more modest quality, his Writing Man from the Karátsonyi Collection, and the large-size