Forest Road

General Info

Object Type:

Drawing

Genre:

Landscape

Dimensions:

23.7 x 36.9 cm

Medium:

Medium Remarks:

Pen in brown ink, brown wash, brown watercolor, red, green, yellow, black stone marks and some gouache

Support:

Paper

Further Inscription:

Verso, "S P / A S hsh - C V O" (later hand)

Year:

ca. 1605

Location/Last Sold:

Brussels, Belgium, Musées Royaux des Beaux-Arts de Belgique, 4060/480

Attribution

Bailey/Walker cat. #BRUS.MR.1

Our Attribution:

Jan Brueghel the Elder

External Links

Musées royaux des Beaux-Arts de Belgique object page

Provenance

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19th century	Amsterdam, Netherlands	Jacob de Vos Jacobsz
May 22 1883 to May 24 1883	Amsterdam, Netherlands	Sale, Lot #87
	Brussels, Belgium	Jean de Grez (Lugt 1834)
1913	Brussels, Belgium	Donated to Musées Royaux des Beaux-Arts de Belgique by de Grez

Additional Information

Bibliography

Brussels 1913, nr. 480

Brussels 1926, nr. 92

Amsterdam 1934, nr. 357

Brussels 1935, nr. 491

Puyvelde/Goldschmidt 1937, nr. 5

Rotterdam 1948-49, nr. 26

Washington 1954, nr. 16

Rotterdam 1954-55, nr. 15

Bruges 1955, nr. 16

Winner 1961, p. 215, 219

Brussels 1961-62, nr. 89

Prague 1966, nr. 38

Brussels 1967, nr. 13

Brussels 1967-68, nr. 326

Geneva 1969-70, p. 16, nr. 13

Antwerp 1971, nr. 6

Manchester 1976, p. 11-12, nr. 6, pl. 8

Canada 1977, nr. 5

Atlanta 1980, nr. 8

Tokyo 1982, nr. 45

Schapelhouman 1987, nr. 15, note 1

Antwerp 1991b, nr. 4, note 7

Essen/Vienna 1997-98, p. 456-7, nr. 161, ill.

Brussels 1913, nr. 480

Brussels 1926, nr. 92

Amsterdam/Rotterdam 1934, nr. 357

Brussels 1935, nr. 491

Puyvelde/Goldschmidt 1937, nr. 5

Rotterdam 1948-49, nr. 26

Washington 1954, nr. 16

Rotterdam 1954-55, nr. 15

Washington/Rotterdam/Bruges 1955, p. 215, 219

Brussels 1961-62, nr. 89

Prague 1966, nr. 38

Brussels 1967, nr. 13

Brussels 1967-68, nr. 326

Geneva 1969-70, p. 16, nr. 13

Antwerp 1971, nr. 6

Manchester 1976, p. 11-12, nr. 6, pl. 8

Atlanta 1980, nr. 8

Tokyo 1982, nr. 45

Antwerp 1991b, nr. 4, note 7

Essen/Vienna 1997-98, p. 456-7, nr. 161, ill.

Exhibition History

Brussels 1926, nr. 92

Amsterdam 1934, nr. 357

Brussels 1935, nr. 491

Rotterdam 1948-49, nr. 26

{Washington 1954, nr. 16

Rotterdam 1954-55, nr. 15

Bruges 1955, no. 16}***[Manchester says they were all the same number]

Brussels 1961-62, nr. 89

Prague 1966, nr. 38

Brussels 1967, nr. 13

Brussels 1967-68, nr. 326

Geneva 1969-70, nr. 13

Antwerp 1971, nr. 6

Manchester 1976, nr. 6

Canada 1977, nr. 5

Atlanta 1980, nr. 8

Tokyo 1982, nr. 45

Antwerp 1991b, under nr. 4

Essen/Vienna 1997-98, nr. 161

Discussion

2 Comments

Elizabeth Honig

Tue, 2014-08-05 17:00

Although this drawing is clearly related to a cluster of paintings, Gerszi notes that as a highly finished drawing it seems to be an independent work and not "preparatory" to any of them.

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admin

Wed, 2015-12-23 22:05

Manchester 1976 dates this drawing just after 1610.

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Brueghel Family: Jan Brueghel the Elder

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	De Vos, Jakob, Amsterdam sale, Amsterdam, 22-24 May 1883, nr. 87 De Grez, Joseph, Brussels donated to museum, 1913

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