Cottage on a Hill

Jacob van Ruisdael

Associated Names
Jacob van Ruisdael

Artist, Dutch, c. 1628/1629 - 1682

The image shows a landscape with an elevated view. There is a horizon with hills or mountains visible in the distance. Some structures are faintly seen on the horizon. The painting features intricate brushstrokes, depicting dense foliage with fine lines and hatch marks. The color scheme is monochromatic with varying shades of black and white. A large tree with widespread branches is prominent in the foreground. The landscape includes rolling terrain with trees and buildings indicating a small village. The sky has large, detailed clouds.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and drypoint

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.7605

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, no. 3, State ii/ii

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1950

  • Master Prints from the Rosenwald Collection, circulated by the American Federation of Arts to 11 venues (California Legion of Honor, San Francisco, CA; Henry Art Gallery at the University of Washington, Seattle, WA; Museum of Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, MI; Grand Rapids Art Gallery, Grand Rapids, MI; The J.B. Speed Art Museum, Louisville, KY; Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, PA; Museum of Art at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI; Springfield Art Museum, Springfield, MO; Norton Gallery and School of Art, West Palm Beach, FL; Watkins Institute, Nashville, TN; and Memphis Academy of Art, Memphis, TN), 1950-1952, no cat.

1953

  • Masterpieces of Graphic Art from the Rosenwald Collection, Lowe Art Gallery, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL, 1953, no cat.

1962

  • Prints of the 17th and 18th Centuries, Colby College Art Museum, Waterville, ME, 1962, no. 27.

1966

  • Masters of Etching and Engraving from the Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection, Lakeview Center for the Arts and Sciences, Peoria, IL, 1966, no. 113.

1984

  • Graphic Survey Show, National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C., February 1984.

Bibliography

1949

  • Hollstein, F.W.H. et al. German engravings, etchings and woodcuts ca. 1400-1700. 8 vols. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberger, 1954-1868. Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700. Vols. I-XV, XVIII, XIX. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberge

1981

  • Slive 1981, 107B.

Wikidata ID

Q65021312

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