A Path in the Woods (n.d.): Artwork and History
A Path in the Woods at the Art Institute of Chicago: date, artist attribution, materials and the museum's explanation of the work.
A Path in the Woods (n.d.) is in the Art Institute of Chicago collection. The museum lists its creator attribution as Philips de Koninck Dutch, 1619-1688.
The work and its context
The Art Institute of Chicago describes the work:
This drawing is attributed to Philips de Koninck, an accomplished student of Rembrandt, who also learned the art of landscape from his brother, Jacob de Koninck. In painting he produced some superb flat panoramas with luminous skies; his landscape drawings reveal an elegant and calligraphic line.
Object facts
- Title: A Path in the Woods
- Date: n.d.
- Artist attribution: Philips de Koninck Dutch, 1619-1688
- Place of origin: Holland
- Medium: Pen and brown ink with brush and brown wash, with touches of red chalk and white heightening, on tan laid paper
- Dimensions: 21.1 × 18.7 cm (8 5/16 × 7 3/8 in.)
- Type: Drawing and Watercolor
- Department: Prints and Drawings
- Reference number: 1959.550
Collection credit
Worcester Sketch Fund
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