Panoramic Landscape along the Rhine

1640s

Aelbert Cuyp

Associated Names
Aelbert Cuyp

Artist, Dutch, 1620 - 1691

The image shows a landscape from an elevated viewpoint with a broad perspective of the countryside. The horizon is in the upper third of the composition with hills, a cluster of buildings, and a church steeple. The brushstrokes are loose and flowing, creating a soft texture for the clouds in the sky. The color palette is muted and earthy, with browns and grays. The rolling hills in the foreground are dark brown, fading into lighter shades in the distance.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    black chalk with yellow, brown, and gray wash and touches of gum arabic on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Patrons' Permanent Fund

  • Dimensions

    overall: 19 x 30.6 cm (7 1/2 x 12 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2001.91.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Freiherr von Heyl zu Herrnsheim, Darmstadt (b. 1844) (Lugt 2879); (his sale, Darmstadt, May 1903); Dr. Güterbock, Berlin; E. A. Veltman, Bloemendael; Fritz Lugt, 1938 (his paraph on the verso); (Hans Calmann, London,1948); Private collection (sale, Christie's Amsterdam, 15 November 1993, no. 93); Pfeiffer collection; (Galerie Arnoldi-Livie, Munich); purchased 2001 by NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2001

  • Aelbert Cuyp, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2001-2002 (not in catalogue).

Bibliography

1829

  • Smith, John. A Catalogue Raisonné of the Works of the Most Eminent Dutch, Flemish and French Painters. 9 vols. London, 1829-1842: 6 (1835): 179, no. 23; 199-200, no. 78.

1964

  • Alfred Brod Gallery. 25th exhibition of old master paintings. (Exh. cat. Alfred Brod Gallery, London). London, 1964: unpaginated, repro.

2001

  • Bernheimer Fine Old Masters. The Pfeiffer Collection of Old Master Drawings. Munich, 2001: 16.

Watermarks

foolscap above an anchor crossed by B

Wikidata ID

Q64533413

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