Study of a Blasted Tree Trunk and Branches
A native of Rotterdam, de Vlieger was one of the leading marine and landscape painters of the early seventeenth century. His drawings, like his paintings, were admired for their silvery light effects, often a result of employing black and white chalk on blue paper. In this sheet, he explores the play of light and shadow on a clump of tree stumps.
Artwork Details
- Title: Study of a Blasted Tree Trunk and Branches
- Artist: Simon de Vlieger (Dutch, Rotterdam (?) ca. 1600/1601–1653 Weesp)
- Former Attribution: Formerly attributed to the circle of Anthonie Waterloo (Dutch, Lille 1609–1690 Utrecht)
- Date: 1600–1653
- Medium: Black chalk, brown wash, heightened with yellowish white chalk. Framing line in pen and black ink
- Dimensions: sheet: 11 1/8 x 8 3/8 in. (28.3 x 21.3 cm)
- Classification: Drawings
- Credit Line: Purchase, Alain and Marie-Christine van den Broek d'Obrenan Gift, 2009
- Object Number: 2009.138
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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