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Village on a River

Village on a River

1620–25
(Dutch, 1595/96–1639/40)
Netherlands
black chalk, with transparent and opaque watercolor in blue, green-blue, gray, and ochre, framing line in brown ink on antique laid paper; framing line in brown ink
Sheet: 10.3 x 16.4 cm (4 1/16 x 6 7/16 in.)
John L. Severance Fund 2019.14
Location: not on view

Did You Know?

In the 1620s, when this small drawing was made, sketching landscape scenes en plein air (on-site) was still relatively new in the Netherlands.

Description

This small sheet by Jan Jansz. den Uyl shows the Amsterdam artist recording a scene that he probably encountered during a walk outside the city. Once back in his studio, he embellished the view with watercolors in blue, green, gray, and ochre. In the 1620s, when this was made, sketching landscape scenes on-site was still relatively new in the Netherlands. The drawing does not relate to any known work by Den Uyl, who was a noted still life painter, and he probably made it for his own pleasure.
  • November 11, 1998
    Sotheby's, Amsterdam, Netherlands
    1998-2019
    Private Collection, Amsterdam, Netherlands
    March 4, 2019
    the Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • RKD # 9292 rkd.nl
  • {{cite web|title=Village on a River|url=false|author=Jan Jansz den Uyl|year=1620–25|access-date=25 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2019.14