Pieter de Molijn
1595-1661
Dune Landscape with Four Travelers and a Dog Resting in the Foreground
5 13/16 x 7 5/8 inches (148 x 194 mm)
Black chalk and gray wash, on paper; framing line in black ink.
III, 167d
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913) in 1909.
Notes
The drawing is one of four versions of the scene by the artist. The others are in the National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin, and the Prentenkabinet der Rijksuniversiteit, Leiden; the fourth version was on the Paris art market in 1986.
Inscriptions/Markings
Faint traces of a signature at lower center, in black chalk, "Molyn".
Watermark: Foolscap with five points over "4" and three balls, fragment of bottom.
Watermark: Foolscap with five points over "4" and three balls, fragment of bottom.
Associated names
Rigall, Edward, Dr., former owner.
Murray, Charles Fairfax, 1849-1919, former owner.
Morgan, John Pierpont, 1837-1913, former owner.
Murray, Charles Fairfax, 1849-1919, former owner.
Morgan, John Pierpont, 1837-1913, former owner.
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Century Drawings
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