Nocturnal Landscape with House and Church Spire

probably c. 1660

Allart van Everdingen

Associated Names
Allart van Everdingen

Artist, Dutch, 1621 - 1675

This image depicts a scene with shadowy forms and a dark color palette. The view is frontally oriented, showing a large dark structure, possibly a house, on the left. In the distance, there is a faint outline of a tall spire on the right. The horizon is subtle and blurred. The brushstrokes are soft, creating an impressionistic feel. The color palette includes muted browns, deep blacks, and slight greys. There are indistinct forms of foliage and a possible path or fence leading away from the house.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    mezzotint and drypoint on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 12.4 × 16.3 cm (4 7/8 × 6 7/16 in.)
    sheet: 13 × 16.7 cm (5 1/8 × 6 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1973.15.155

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Dutuit, no. 91, State i/ii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

D'Arenberg Collection, Brussels and Westphalia (Lugt 567 & 2794); (P. & D. Colnaghi & Co., Ltd., London). Purchased by NGA, 1973

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1974

  • NGA Recent Acquisitions 1974, no. 120 (as Landscape in Black Manner).

Bibliography

1884

  • Dutuit, Eugène. Manuel de l'amateur d'estampes. Vol. I, IV-VI. Paris: A Levy, 1884-1885. Reprint. Amsterdam: G.W. Hissink, 1970-1972.

Wikidata ID

Q65565042

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