Adriaen van de Velde (Amsterdam 1636-1672)

A herdsman with cattle and goats on a river bank

Details

Adriaen van de Velde (Amsterdam 1636-1672)
A herdsman with cattle and goats on a river bank
signed 'A v: d: Velde'
black chalk, grey wash, the upper right corner cut, pen and brown ink framing lines
6 7/8 x 11 5/8 in. (17.4 x 29.3 cm)

Provenance

Sir Francis Mackenzie, 5th Bt. of Gairloch (1798-1843) and by descent to
Madam Mackenzie of Gairloch; Christie's, London, 19 March 1975, lot 83, where acquired by the present owner.

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Lot Essay

The rapid black chalk under drawing and the very swiftly applied grey wash can be compared to an Italianate landscape in the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam (inv. RP-T-1902-4604; see M. Schapelhouman, in Adriaen van de Velde. Dutch Master of Landscape, exhib. cat., Amsterdam, Rijksmuseum and London, Dulwich Picture Gallery, 2016, no. 50, ill.).

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