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1899

Jan Toorop

Associated Names
Jan Toorop

Artist, Dutch, 1858 - 1928

The image features two figures seated close to the viewer, with a slightly elevated viewpoint. The horizon is suggested by the landscape behind a distant wagon. It is a line drawing with fine, flowing lines detailing clothing, hair, and the surroundings. The color palette is limited to sepia or reddish-brown tones. The composition directs the viewer's gaze from the figures in the foreground to the landscape in the background.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint printed in red on laid paper [proof]

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    image: 16.03 × 18.73 cm (6 5/16 × 7 3/8 in.)
    sheet: 24 × 26.2 cm (9 7/16 × 10 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2023.69.2

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Verbeek 1969, no. 45, State undesc. proof before clouds and details to landscape

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(William P. Carl Fine Prints, Northampton, MA); purchased 2023 by NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1969

  • J. Verbeek. Jan Toroop, 1858 - 1928. Amsterdam, 1969: no. 45, undesc. proof before clouds and details to landscape

Inscriptions

recto: in plate, at lower left: Toorop 1899 [two 9s reversed]; verso: none

Markings

none

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