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Wooded Landscape

Wooded Landscape

after 1648
(Dutch, 1609/10–1690)
Netherlands
Charcoal applied wet, brush and black and brown and white washes; black ink framing line on antique brown laid paper
Sheet: 28.8 x 46.3 cm (11 5/16 x 18 1/4 in.)
John L. Severance Fund 2019.16
Location: not on view

Did You Know?

Studies of dense forests and individual trees were a specialty of Dutch artists in the 1600s.

Description

Known exclusively for his drawings and prints, the Dutch artist Anthonie Waterloo specialized in tree studies and dense forest scenes such as this drawing. Here he created a vista through groupings of tall trees, producing the effect of shimmering light and movement with his unique technique of using wet charcoal over dry chalk. He added a subtle white wash throughout the center of the composition to create the hint of the sun’s glow beyond the trees. Such a work would have been sold as a finished work of art.
  • Charles Duits [1882-1969], Dordrecht, Netherlands and London England
    July 2008
    Thomas Williams Fine Art, London, England
    2008-2019
    Private Collection, Amsterdam, Netherlands
    March 4, 2019
    the Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Thomas Williams Fine Art Ltd. Old Master Drawings, July 2008. London: Thomas Williams Fine Art Ltd, 2008. Cat. 22, p. 54-55
  • {{cite web|title=Wooded Landscape|url=false|author=Anthonie Waterloo|year=after 1648|access-date=20 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2019.16