Landscape Study

probably 1631

Bartholomeus Breenbergh

Associated Names
Bartholomeus Breenbergh

Artist, Dutch, 1598 - 1657

The image depicts a view looking up through a cluster of trees with branches and foliage reaching skyward. The brushstrokes are swift and loose, conveying movement and form to the trees and leaves. The color palette is primarily different shades of brown, creating an earthy and monochromatic appearance. In the background, wispy clouds are suggested with light strokes against the pale surface of the page.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    brown wash over black chalk on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    overall (approximate): 34.9 x 26.3 cm (13 3/4 x 10 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1972.60.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Adolphe Stein, Paris); acquired 1972 by the National Gallery of Art.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1985

  • Landscape Drawings from the National Gallery's Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1985.

Bibliography

1974

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

1984

  • Walker, John. National Gallery of Art, Washington. Rev. ed. New York, 1984: 667, no. 1057, color repro.

2010

  • Steland, Anne Charlotte. Herman van Swanevelt (um 1603-1655): Gemälde und Zeichnungen. 2 vols. Petersburg, 2010, 1: 344-345, no. Z 3, 41; 2: 675, Abb. Z 256 (as Swanevelt).

Inscriptions

in other hand, lower center in red chalk: 6A[Om?]; upper left verso upside down: 1631

Wikidata ID

Q64537146

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