A Forest Interior, with a Seated Figure

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A Forest Interior, with a Seated Figure

Herman SaftlevenLinkedCulture matchlcp-9061f91aac77

Date
n.d.
Medium
Black chalk and brush and brown wash, with touches of black crayon and traces of opaque white watercolor, ruled in pen and black ink at edges, on ivory laid paper
Culture
Netherlands
Department
Prints and Drawings
Institution
Art Institute of Chicago
Object ID
210894

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In this charming landscape study, a seated figure appears nestled among tree roots at the bend in a stream or river. The water’s gentle course seems in harmony with the irregularly formed trees and their fluttering leaves. Black chalk lines anchor the structure of the landscape elements while the varied application of brown wash in different densities contributes the more atmospheric qualities of light and moving air. Saftleven was born into a family of artists, and his penchant for landscape subjects may have been formed by his travels along the Rhine and Moselle Rivers.

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Credit line
Gift of Dorothy Braude Edinburg to the Harry B. and Bessie K. Braude Memorial Collection
Provenance
[Two unidentified collector’s marks, verso]. Professor Einar Perman, Stockholm. Alfred Brod Gallery, London, by Jan. 1965 [London 1965]. Kunsthandel Gebr. Douwes, Amsterdam, by Dec. 1966 [Amsterdam 1966]; sold to Frans C. (known as F.C.) Butôt (1902–1992), Amsterdam; sold, Sotheby’s, Amsterdam, Nov. 16, 1993, lot 95, to a private collector; sold, Sotheby’s, London, July 7, 2011, lot 75, to Dorothy Braude Edinburg, Brookline, MA; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 2013.

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AAT300033973

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