DrawingsDutch17th century

Landscape (near Ouderkerk?) with a Fisherman

1620s

Artists

Hendrick Barentsz. AvercampArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Brown ink and watercolor over graphite on off-white antique laid paper, framing lines in brown and black ink

Culture

Dutch

Century

17th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

19.3 x 29.2 cm (7 5/8 x 11 1/2 in.)

Provenance

Simon Fokke, Amsterdam; [sale, Amsterdam, December 6, 1785, lot 195]. Dirk Versteegh, Amsterdam, sold [through his sale, Amsterdam, November 3, 1823 (Kunstboek 3 F, no. 4)]; to De Vries. Eduard Cichorius, Dresden. Oskar Huldschinksky, Berlin, sold [through his estate sale, Paul Graupe, November 3, 1931, lot 3]. Private collection, United Kingdom; acquired by Maida and George Abrams, Boston, 1999, gift; to Harvard Art Museums, 2024

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