River Landscape with a Distant Bridge

c.1627-1629

Jan van Goyen

Associated Names
Jan van Goyen

Artist, Dutch, 1596 - 1656

The image shows a sketch drawn from a straight-on perspective, depicting a rustic and serene scene. A simple wooden structure is to the left, with a copse of trees framing the area. Loose, casual brushstrokes create texture and depth, with a high horizon line and monochromatic color palette of grayscale tones. Other rural elements are suggested in the distance.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    black chalk on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mrs. and Mrs. J.H. Steiner

  • Dimensions

    Overall (approximate): 11.5 x 22.5 cm (4 1/2 x 8 7/8 in.)
    support: 18.7 x 27.7 cm (7 3/8 x 10 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1981.34.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Beck 1987, no. 844, State A/58

  • 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; Mr. and Mrs. John Steiner, Larchmont, NY; gift to NGA, 1981.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1983

  • Graphics Survey Exhibition, National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C., February 1983.

Bibliography

1972

  • Beck, Hans-Ulrich. Jan van Goyen 1596-1656, ein Oeuvreverzeichnis. 4 vols. Vol. 1: Einführung, Katalog der Handzeichnungen. Amsterdam, 1972.

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 left: C; upper right: P. / 8677/E; lower right: Res R / 29

Watermarks

fleur-de-lis (similar to Briquet 7212)

Wikidata ID

Q64580779

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