Landscape
Medium
Pen, brush, brown ink and brown wash, on beige cardboard.
Dimensions
3 15/16 x 6 5/16 in. (10 x 16 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Harry G. Friedman, 1964
Accession Number
64.224
Tags
Art Historical Context
This delicate *Landscape* by Hendrik-Dirk Kruseman Elten (1832–1904), a-born artist who later thrived in America, invites viewers into a tranquil natural scene. Rendered in pen, brush, brown ink and brown wash on beige, this undated drawing measures just under 4 by 6 ½ inches, suggesting it served as an intimate study or sketch. Kruseman van Elten influenced by the realist traditions of the Barbizon School, excelled in capturing the subtle moods of nature during the 19th century, a time when landscape art celebrated the sublime beauty of the everyday world. The composition highlights trees an...