DrawingsDutch16th-17th century

Study of a Tree

c. 1644-1646

Artists

Abraham BloemaertArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Gray wash with black chalk and graphite, green and rose transparent watercolor, scraping and traces of white opaque watercolor on cream antique laid paper, toned with brown wash, framing lines in graphite and gray wash

Culture

Dutch

Century

16th-17th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

16.3 x 26.9 cm (6 7/16 x 10 9/16 in.)

Provenance

[Robert M. Light & Co., Boston, Massachusetts], sold; to Fogg Art Museum, 1957.

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