Sailboat on an Estuary

c.1627-1629

Jan van Goyen

Associated Names
Jan van Goyen

Artist, Dutch, 1596 - 1656

The drawing shows an elevated view of a waterway with a sailboat on the right. The horizon is low, with trees and shrubs separating the water and sky. The pencil strokes capture the water and foliage with a light touch. The monochrome palette adds a serene quality. The reflection of the boat is depicted with heavier strokes, while the background trees have lighter detail.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    black chalk on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    Overall (approximate): 11.5 x 22.3 cm (4 1/2 x 8 3/4 in.)
    support: 18.7 x 30 cm (7 3/8 x 11 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1978.101.3

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Beck 1987, no. 844, State A/57

  • Series Title

    General George Catchmade Morgan Album (Beck 1987, 844A)

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

General George Catchmade Morgan; by inheritance to his daughter, Sophia Pollard, Hertford; (P.&D. Conaghi, London); purchased by NGA, 1978.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2001

  • Aelbert Cuyp, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2001-2002.

Bibliography

1987

  • Beck, Hans-Ulrich. Jan van Goyen, 1596-1656: ein Oeuvreverzeichnis. 4 vols. Vol. 3: Ergänzungen zum Katalog der Handzeichnungen und Ergänzungen zum Katalog der Gemälde. Doornspijk, 1987.

Inscriptions

in later hand, on mount upper right: a / P / 8677/B; lower right: Res R / 38 / H325

Wikidata ID

Q64580776

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