Pool at the Edge of a Wood

Herman van Swanevelt

Associated Names
Herman van Swanevelt

Artist, Dutch, c. 1600 - 1655

The image shows a landscape viewed from a slightly elevated perspective, with a wooded scene. Twisted trees frame the composition. The horizon is high in the image, showing hills and a structure resembling a castle. The central part is dominated by dense foliage. The artist uses a monochromatic palette of sepia tones with varied brushstrokes to suggest texture within the trees and foliage.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and brown ink and brush and brown ink over black chalk on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    overall (lunette): 22.4 x 33.7 cm (8 13/16 x 13 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1972.49.6

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(P. & D. Colnaghi, Ltd., London); sold 1972 to NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1974

  • Recent Acquisitions and Promised Gifts: Sculptures, Drawings, Prints. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1974:208.

2010

  • Steland, Anne Charlotte. Herman van Swanevelt (um 1603-1655): Gemälde und Zeichnungen. 2 vols. Petersburg, 2010, 1: 344, no. Z 3, 40; 2: 668, Abb. Z 243.

Inscriptions

in later hand, upper center verso: 2015 / Ital Flemish / 17; lower center verso: 551 / W[?]

Wikidata ID

Q64574226

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