Landscape with a View toward Haarlem (The Goldweigher's Field)

1651

Rembrandt van Rijn

Associated Names
Rembrandt van Rijn

Artist, Dutch, 1606 - 1669

The image shows a panoramic landscape with fields, a town, and a sky. The perspective is elevated. The town is in the distance near the horizon, with some spires and structures visible. The drawing style is similar to an etching with fine lines and detailed textures for trees and buildings. The color scheme is mainly monochromatic, using dark ink for contrast. Fields with light vegetation lead to a central area with more foliage and buildings. In the far background, the town's silhouette is seen. The sky is clear and occupies a significant portion of the image.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and drypoint on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 12.3 x 31.9 cm (4 13/16 x 12 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.9068

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    White/Boon 1969, no. 234, State only

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Harris Whittemore (Lugt 1384a); Lessing Julius Rosenwald (Lugt 1760b) from Richard Zinser; given to the National Gallery of Art 1943

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1943

  • Selections from the Rosenwald Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1943-1944, pp. 82-83, repro.

1944

  • 17th-Century Landscape Prints, Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1944-1945.

1965

  • Master Prints from the Rosenwald Collection, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, 1965, no. 56.

1969

  • Rembrandt in the National Gallery of Art [Commemorating the Tercentenary of the Artist's Death], National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1969, no. 96, 67.

1979

  • Early German Drawings & Prints: Two Recent Acquisitions and Related Works, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1979, no. 37.

1980

  • Printmaking in the Age of Rembrandt, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and The Saint Louis Art Museum, 1980-1981, no. 158, repro.

1982

  • Lessing J. Rosenwald: Tribute to a Collector, NGA, 1982, no. 13, repro.

1985

  • Landscape Prints from the National Gallery's Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1985, no cat.

1990

  • Rembrandt's Landscapes: Drawings and Prints, NGA, 1990, no. 84, repro.

2006

  • Strokes of Genius: Rembrandt's Prints and Drawings, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

Bibliography

1923

  • Hind, Arthur M. A Catalogue of Rembrandt's Etchings. London: Methuen and Co. Ltd., 1923.

1969

  • White, Christopher and Karel G. Boon. Rembrandt's Etchings. 2 vols. Amsterdam: Van Gendt & Co., 1969.

1990

  • Schneider, Cynthia P. Rembrandt's Landscapes: Prints and Drawings. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1990: no. 84.

1993

  • The New Hollstein Dutch & Flemish Etchings, Engravings and Woodcuts, 1450-1700. (Rembrandt, Erik Hinterding and Jaco Rutgers, authors). Rotterdam: Sound & Vision Interactive, 1993-, no. 257, state only.

Watermarks

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Wikidata ID

Q65024897

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