Landscape with a Stream and an Ancient Tree

1660s(?)

Adriaen Hendricks Verboom

Associated Names
Adriaen Hendricks Verboom

Artist, Dutch, 1628 - 1670

The image shows a landscape with trees, sky, and clouds. The viewpoint is slightly elevated, providing a view of the trees and the vast land ahead. A detailed tree is on the right, while a group of slender trees is on the left. The sky is expansive and adorned with fine, linear clouds. The artwork is monochromatic in black, gray, and white, showcasing intricate line work and textures. The overall composition is balanced.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching with engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 13.7 × 18.1 cm (5 3/8 × 7 1/8 in.) cut to platemark

  • Accession Number

    2013.13.13

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, no. 2, State iii/iii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

François Heugel [1922-2010], Paris (Lugt 3373); (Paul Prouté, S. A., Paris); purchased 2013 by NGA.

Associated Names

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: no. 2, iii/iii

Inscriptions

by later hand, lower verso in graphite: Verboom, Adriaen Verboom The Pond D 21/ B00872

Wikidata ID

Q76561505

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