Study of Trees

1640s

Lucas van Uden

Associated Names
Lucas van Uden

Artist, Flemish, 1595 - 1672

The image shows a group of tall trees dominating the scene with their textured bark and detailed branches. The horizon is set low with a hint of pale yellow light in the distance, against a light sky. The brushstrokes vary in intensity, depicting leaves and bark with fine lines for branches and denser strokes for the trunk's texture. The color palette includes earthy tones like browns, grays, and muted green, with a warm yellow glow in the distance.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and brown ink with gray wash, yellow and white chalks over traces of graphite on laid paper; laid down

  • Credit Line

    Woodner Collection

  • Dimensions

    Overall: 34.6 x 21.8 cm (13 5/8 x 8 9/16 in.)
    support: 43.4 x 30.5 cm (17 1/16 x 12 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1991.182.6

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Bruno de Bayser, Paris); purchased by Ian Woodner, New York, November 1984; by inheritance to his daughters, Andrea and Dian Woodner, New York, 1990; gift to NGA, 1991.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1986

  • Dibujos de los siglos XIV al XX: Colección Woodner, Museo del Prado, Madrid, 1986-87, no. 85.

  • Meisterzeichnungen aus Sechs Jahrhunderten: Die Sammlung Ian Woodner, Haus der Kunst, Munich and Vienna, 1986, no. 72.

1987

  • Master Drawings: The Woodner Collection, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 1987, no. 71.

1990

  • Master Drawings from the Woodner Collection, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1990, no. 87.

1995

  • The Touch of the Artist: Master Drawings from the Woodner Collections, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1995-1996, no. 69.

2006

  • Master Drawings from the Woodner Collections, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 2006 - 2007.

2017

  • The Woodner Collections: Master Drawings from Seven Centuries, NGA, 2017.

Bibliography

1987

  • Melikian, Souren. "A Master Collector, Ian Woodner: An Eye for the Future." Art & Auction. (November 1987): 86.

1995

  • The Touch of the Artist: Master Drawings from the Woodner Collections. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1995-1996: no. 69.

Wikidata ID

Q64594067

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