Vista from a Grotto, early 1630s

Not on View

Medium

oil on panel

Dimensions

overall: 51.1 x 51.4 cm (20 1/8 x 20 1/4 in.)

framed: 69.9 x 69.9 x 7 cm (27 1/2 x 27 1/2 x 2 3/4 in.)

Credit Line

Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

Accession Number

1971.56.1

Artists / Makers

David Teniers the Younger (painter) Flemish, 1610 - 1690

Image Use

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Provenance

Ed. Philips, The Hague, by 1931.[1] Prof. Dr. J.E. Heuting, Wezenbeek Oppen, Belgium; acquired 11 October 1971 through (G. Cramer [Oude Kunst], The Hague)[2] by NGA.

[1] The painting was first published in Just Havelaar, De Nederlandsche Landschapskunst tot het einde der zeventiende eeuw, Amsterdam, 1931: 38, as in the collection of Ed. Philips, and a label originally on the back of the painting (now in NGA curatorial files) reads "Eigendom van Mr. Ed. Philips."

[2]See correspondence between Cramer and Heuting in Cramer Gallery records, Getty Research Institute, Boxes 104-106 (copies NGA curatorial files).

Associated Names

Cramer, Gerald, Mr.
Heuting, J. E., Prof. Dr.
Phillips, Ed.

Exhibition History

1994: Les Tentations de Bosch ou l'Éternel Retour, Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga, Lisbon, Portugal, 1994, no. 12, repro., as by De Momper the Younger.

1998: A Collector's Cabinet, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1998, no. 40, as by De Momper the Younger.

2003: Montagna. Arte, scienza, mito da Dürer a Warhol, Museo di Arte Moderna e Contemporanea di Trento e Rovereto, Rovereto, 2003-2004, unnumbered catalogue, repro., as by De Momper the Youner.

Bibliography

1931: Havelaar, J. De Nederlandsche Landschapskunst tot het einde der Zeventiende Eeuw. Amsterdam, 1931: repro., as by De Momper.

1973: Stechow, Wolfgang. "An Early Landscape by David Teniers." Allen Memorial Art Museum Bulletin XXXI, no. 1 (1973-1974): 22, repro., as by De Momper.

1975: European Paintings: An Illustrated Summary Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1975: 238, repro., as by De Momper.

1982: Klinge, Margret. Adriaen Brouwer, David Teniers the Younger. Exh. cat. Noortman and Brod, New York and Maastricht. Bradford and London, 1982: 22.

1984: Walker, John. National Gallery of Art, Washington. Rev. ed. New York, 1984: 295, no. 388, color repro., as by De Momper.

1985: European Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1985: 276, repro., as by De Momper.

1986: Ertz, Klaus. Josse de Momper der Jüngere (1564-1635): Die Gemälde mit Kritischem Oeuvrekatalog. Freren, 1986: 410, no. 518, repro., 653-654, cat. A 213.

1991: Klinge, Margret. David Teniers the Younger: Paintings, Drawings Exh. cat. Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten. Antwerp, 1991: 19-20, repro.

1997: Gifford, Melanie E. "Style and Technique in the Evolution of Naturalism: North Netherlandish Landscape Painting in the Early Seventeenth Century." Ph.D. dissertation, University of Maryland, College Park, 1997: 85-87, 307, repro., as by De Momper or Teniers.

2005: Wheelock, Arthur K., Jr. Flemish Paintings of the Seventeenth Century. The Collections of the National Gallery of Art Systematic Catalogue. Washington, D.C., 2005: 232-236, color repro.