Figures on the Anthoniesdijk Entering Houtewael [verso]

c. 1650

Rembrandt van Rijn

Associated Names
Rembrandt van Rijn

Artist, Dutch, 1606 - 1669

The image shows a pencil sketch with a viewpoint from a distance at eye level. The horizon is subtly drawn across the composition with small structures, likely houses, placed along it. These buildings are positioned towards the center and right-hand side. The lines are light and somewhat sketchy, capturing an impression rather than detailed features. The color palette is monochromatic, dominated by earthy brown and dark gray tones. A path leads towards the buildings with figures standing in a group and one seated. Trees are scattered among the buildings, drawn with simple strokes. The background is mostly empty, drawing focus to the central scene.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    reed pen and brown ink on light brown washed laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Woodner Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 12.7 x 18.4 cm (5 x 7 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1993.51.6.b

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Benesch 1973, no. 1261

Associated Artworks

The image depicts a landscape seen from an elevated perspective. The horizon is high in the composition, with windmills, buildings, and trees in the distance. In the foreground, there are outlines of grassy terrain and a wooden structure. The brushstrokes are sparse, creating a sketch-like quality. The color palette is subdued, primarily sepia tones with hints of gray and brown. The sky above is an open expanse of lightly textured paper.

View of Houtewael near the Sint Anthoniespoort [recto]

Rembrandt van Rijn

1650

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

possibly Govert Flinck [1615-1660]; Nicolaes Anthoni Flinck [1646-1723] (Lugt 959), Rotterdam; William Cavendish, 2nd Duke of Devonshire [1672-1729]; by descent at Devonshire House and Chatsworth (inv.no.1032) (sale London, Christie's, 3 July 1984, lot 63); John R. Gaines, Lexington, KY (sale, New York, Sotheby's 17 November 1986, lot 19); purchased by Ian Woodner, New York; by inheritance to his daughters, Andrea and Dian Woodner, New York; gift 1993, to NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1929

  • Exhibition of Dutch Art, Royal Academy, London, 1929, no. 608.

1949

  • Old Master Drawings from Chatworth, Arts Council of Great Britain, London, 1949, no. 36.

1956

  • Rembrandt, Nationalmuseum, Stockholm, 1956, no. 134.

1961

  • Old Master Drawings from Chatsworth, City Art Gallery, Manchester, 1961, no. 93.

1969

  • Old Master Drawings from Chatsworth: A Loan Exhibition from the Devonshire Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington and tour, 1969-1970, no. 93.

1973

  • Old Master Drawings from Chatsworth: A Loan Exhibition from the Devonshire Collection, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 1973-74, no. 93.

1987

  • Master Drawings: The Woodner Collection, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 1987, no. 65.

1990

  • Woodner Collection, Master Drawings, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1990, no. 80.

1993

  • Nine Old Master Drawings: Recent Gifts from the Woodner Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1993 (checklist only).

1995

  • The Touch of the Artist: Master Drawings from the Woodner Collections, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1995-1996, no. 72.

1998

  • Rembrandt et Amsterdam: Promenades avec Rembrandt dans la ville d'Amsterdam et ses alentours, Gemeentearchief Amsterdam, Institut Néerlandais, Paris, 1998-1999, cat. no. 37, plates 55, 62.

2000

  • Art for the Nation: Collecting for a New Century, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2000-2001, unnumbered catalogue.

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

1973

  • Benesch, Otto. The Drawings of Rembrandt. 6 vols. London: Phaidon, 1973. (enlarged and edited by Eva Benesch from 1954-1957 ed.): no. 1261

Inscriptions

verso: 4D 846 [?]

Markings

verso: none

Wikidata ID

Q64620321

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