Esaias van de Velde (Amsterdam 1587-1630 The Hague)
Esaias van de Velde (Amsterdam 1587-1630 The Hague)

A landscape with a group of trees by a river

Details
Esaias van de Velde (Amsterdam 1587-1630 The Hague)
A landscape with a group of trees by a river
signed 'E v. Velde.' (verso)
traces of black chalk, pen and two shades of brown ink, brown ink framing lines, fragmentary watermark Strasburg lily with letter W
15 x 20 cm.
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Frederik Muller et Cie, Amsterdam, 22 June 1910, lot 410 (24 guilders to Dirksen & Dirksen).
Anonymous sale; R.W.P. de Vries, Amsterdam, 14 December 1911, lot 1499 (50 guilders).
with R.W.P. de Vries, Amsterdam, Catalogue 1924, no. 562.
Literature
G.S. Keyes, Esaias van de Velde 1587-1630, Doornspijk, 1984, no. D. 137, pl. 92.
Exhibited
The Hague, Rijksbureau voor Kunsthistorische Documentatie, Hollandse tekeningen rond 1600, 1952, no. 63.

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Lot Essay

According to Keyes (op. cit.), the present drawing dates from the early 1620's. Stylistically it is close to A river landscape with a shepherd driving sheep up a rise towards houses, which is dated 1620 (lot 201).

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