Two Ruins (Huys te Kleef near Haarlem)

1621

Willem Buytewech

Associated Names
Willem Buytewech

Artist, Dutch, 1591/1592 - 1624

The image shows the ruins of a castle or large structure from a slightly elevated, side-on perspective. The horizon is placed relatively high, showing open land and low hills rolling away into the distance on the right side. The ruins are set on this horizon and are the focal point. The artwork uses detailed, linear brushstrokes resembling an etching or pen and ink drawing, creating texture and shading. The color palette is monochromatic, using only shades of black and white. Near the ruins, a small figure of a person can be seen walking, adding scale to the vastness of the scene.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 8.8 x 12.3 cm (3 7/16 x 4 13/16 in.)
    sheet: 9.6 x 13.3 cm (3 3/4 x 5 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1950.1.29

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, no. 37, State ii/iii

  • Series Title

    Verscheyden Lantschapjes: pl.3

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1984

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

Bibliography

1866

  • Kellen, J. Philippus van der. Le peintre-graveur hollandais et flamand, ou catalogue raisonne des estampes gravees par les peintres de l'ecole hollandaise et flammande; ouvrage faisant suite au peintre-graveur de Bartsch. Utrecht: Kemink et Fils, 1866-

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

Wikidata ID

Q65087136

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