Accession Number
1960/2.75

Title
Landscape with Farm Buildings

Artist(s)
Abraham Bloemaert

Artist Nationality
Dutch (culture or style)

Object Creation Date
1584-1651

Medium & Support
pen and brown gray wash on cream paper

Dimensions
7 11/16 in x 10 11/16 in (19.53 cm x 27.15 cm);7 11/16 in x 10 11/16 in (19.53 cm x 27.15 cm)

Credit Line
Museum Purchase

Label copy
Gallery Rotation Winter 2014
Abraham Bloemaert
Netherlands, Dutch,
1564–1651
Landscape with Farm Buildings
1584–1651
Pen and brown gray wash
on cream paper
Museum purchase, 1960/2.75
The drawing by Bloemaert, on the other hand, may have served as a preparatory work for a painting, a print, or a larger and more elaborate drawing. A roughly-squared grid in graphite overlays the image and in many instances cross-hatching is evident. The carefully observed ruined cottage in a picturesque setting is characteristic of Bloemaert’s fusion of naturalism and artifice. Compositions such as this served as working formulations for his large landscape paintings, which presented more elaborate imaginary scenes that included elements, such as the cottage, studied from nature.

Primary Object Classification
Drawing

Primary Object Type
landscape

Collection Area
Western

Rights
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Keywords
Landscapes
buildings
clouds
fences
house
houses
trails
trees
walking
wells