A Farm Building

mid-to late 17th century

Not on view

The keen observation of architectural detail for which Amsterdam painter Emanuel Murant was known was largely the result of his drawing practice. In this sheet, likely made in front of the motif (naar het leven), rapid strokes of black chalk and gray wash capture the varied textures of the rough-hewn wooden planks, thatched roof, and sprawling bushes. A structure with a similar roof and gable, though in apparently better condition, appears in a painting by Murant known from a photograph.[1]

(JSS, 8/24/2018)

[1] See Walter Liedtke, “Murant and His Milieu: A Biography of Emanuel Murant, the “Rustic Forerunner of Jan van der Heyden,” in In His Milieu: Essays on Netherlandish Art in Memory of John Michael Montias, ed. Amy Golahny et al. (Amsterdam University Press, 2006), p. 234, fig. 1.

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Title: A Farm Building
Artist: Emanuel Murant (Dutch, Amsterdam 1622–1700 Leeuwarden)
Date: mid-to late 17th century
Medium: Black chalk, brush and gray wash; framing line in black chalk or graphite
Dimensions: Sheet: 5 1/2 × 7 1/2 in. (14 × 19 cm)
Classification: Drawings
Credit Line: Purchase, Daniel Ergmann Gift, 2014
Object Number: 2014.83
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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