DrawingsDutch17th century

On the Seashore

1652

Artists

Jan van GoyenArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Black chalk and gray wash on cream antique laid paper, framing line in black chalk

Culture

Dutch

Century

17th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

14.3 x 21.7 cm (5 5/8 x 8 9/16 in.)

Provenance

Perhaps F. Adama van Scheltema, sold; [Muller, Amsterdam, 11-14 June 1912, lot 108, repr.]; to [Otto Gutekunst, London.] [Frederick Keppel & Co., New York, 1912] sold; to Meta and Paul J. Sachs, Cambridge, Mass., (L. 2091, without his mark); Bequest of Meta and Paul J. Sachs, 1965.204

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