Name: Antique Master Print-FISHERMEN-RIVER-PASTORAL LANDSCAPE-Swanevelt-17th century
SKU: PICTURA-04595
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Antique Master Print-FISHERMEN-RIVER-PASTORAL LANDSCAPE-Swanevelt-17th century

€245.00

‘”HERMAN VAN SWANEVELT IN FE. CAMP.” (ENGRAVED IN LOWER RIGHT CORNER, ARTIST SIGNATURE)’

– The print depicts a peaceful landscape with fishermen along a rocky riverbank. A large tree dominates the right side, and distant structures can be seen across the river.

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Description

The print depicts a peaceful landscape with fishermen along a rocky riverbank. A large tree dominates the right side, and distant structures can be seen across the river.

Made by Herman van Swanevelt after own design.

Medium: Etching on hand laid (verge) paper.

Sheet size: 39 x 30 cm (15.35 x 11.81 inch). Image size: 27 x 18.5 cm. (10.63 x 7.28 inch).

Condition: very good, given age. Light foxing, soiling and creasing. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

VAN SWANEVELT, FISHING, LANDSCAPE, ETCHING, DUTCH ART, 17TH CENTURY | PCO-E21-07

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

From a series of landscape prints by Herman van Swanevelt.

Biography engraver: Herman van Swanevelt (c. 1600-1655) was a Dutch Golden Age painter and printmaker, best known for his landscape etchings. His work combined Italianate landscapes with a distinctly Dutch sensibility, depicting serene, often idealized, views of nature.