Scandinavian landscape with waterfall
Maker
(artist)
1621-1675
1621-1675
Title
Scandinavian landscape with waterfall
Date of Production
1600 - 1699
Medium
graphite, grey wash on laid paper, with brown ink framing lines, now laid down on Japanese tissue
Dimensions
Height: 12.1 cm
Width: 16.6 cm
Width: 16.6 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.3873
Mode of Acquisition
Robert Clermont Witt, bequest, 1952
Credit
The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)
Copyright
Work in the public domain
Location
Not currently on display
Keywords
Provenance
Spink & Son (London); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, n.d.; Witt Bequest 1952
Exhibition History
Dutch drawings from the Witt Collection: Part 1: Landscape, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 1972 (Jan.-Mar.)
Landscapes in the Making: Dutch & Flemish 16-17th Century Drawings from the Courtauld Gallery, Tobu Museum of Arts, Tokyo, 03/11/2000-24/12/2000; Shizuoka Prefectural Museum of Art, Shizuoka, 02/02/2001-11/03/2001; Koriyama City Museum of Art, Koriyama, 17/03/2001-15/04/2001
The Northern Landscape: Flemish, Dutch and British Drawings from the Courtauld Collections, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 03/09/1986-30/11/1986; The Drawing Center, New York, 08/04/1986-26/07/1986 ...More
Master Drawings of the 17th century from the Witt Collection, Art Gallery of South Australia, Festival Exhibitions, Adelaide, 1968 ...Less
Landscapes in the Making: Dutch & Flemish 16-17th Century Drawings from the Courtauld Gallery, Tobu Museum of Arts, Tokyo, 03/11/2000-24/12/2000; Shizuoka Prefectural Museum of Art, Shizuoka, 02/02/2001-11/03/2001; Koriyama City Museum of Art, Koriyama, 17/03/2001-15/04/2001
The Northern Landscape: Flemish, Dutch and British Drawings from the Courtauld Collections, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 03/09/1986-30/11/1986; The Drawing Center, New York, 08/04/1986-26/07/1986 ...More
Master Drawings of the 17th century from the Witt Collection, Art Gallery of South Australia, Festival Exhibitions, Adelaide, 1968 ...Less
Literature
Davies, Alice I., The drawings of Allart van Everdingen: a complete catalogue, including the studies for Reynard the Fox, Doornspijk 2007
no. 176
ill. on p. 235
Arcadie du nord : dessins hollandais du Musée Condé à Chantilly, Musée Condé, Chantilly, 26 September 2001 - 7 January 2002, 2001
p. 118n1, under no. 61
The Northern Landscape: Flemish, Dutch and British Drawings from the Courtauld Collections, Courtauld Gallery, London, 1986
cat. no. 38
ill. on p. 101 ...More
Dutch drawings from the Witt Collection: Part 1: Landscape, Courtauld Gallery, London, January - March 1972
cat. no. 14 ...Less
no. 176
ill. on p. 235
Arcadie du nord : dessins hollandais du Musée Condé à Chantilly, Musée Condé, Chantilly, 26 September 2001 - 7 January 2002, 2001
p. 118n1, under no. 61
The Northern Landscape: Flemish, Dutch and British Drawings from the Courtauld Collections, Courtauld Gallery, London, 1986
cat. no. 38
ill. on p. 101 ...More
Dutch drawings from the Witt Collection: Part 1: Landscape, Courtauld Gallery, London, January - March 1972
cat. no. 14 ...Less
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: none.
Inscription: Recto: within the drawing, lower right on rocks, grey ink, signed by the artist with his initials: "AVE". Verso (hidden under Japanese tissue, visible via transmitted light): upper right, graphite: "Everdingen"; rest of verso inscriptions no longer visible, but recorded in 1986 catalogue as two more in graphite: "Ro[...] £10/1638" and "102".
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Recto: within the drawing, lower right on rocks, grey ink, signed by the artist with his initials: "AVE". Verso (hidden under Japanese tissue, visible via transmitted light): upper right, graphite: "Everdingen"; rest of verso inscriptions no longer visible, but recorded in 1986 catalogue as two more in graphite: "Ro[...] £10/1638" and "102".
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
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