Yard of an Old House
Medium
Black crayon and brush and gray wash, with touches of black chalk, on buff laid paper, laid down on ivory laid card
Dimensions
Primary support: 29 × 18.5 cm (11 7/16 × 7 5/16 in.); Secondary support: 36.4 × 26.5 cm (14 3/8 × 10 7/16 in.)
Classification
ink or chalk wash
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
83882
About the Artist
Cornelis Saftleven
Cornelis Saftleven (c. 1607–1681) was born in Gorinchem into a family of artists, with his father Herman Saftleven and brothers Abraham and Herman Saftleven the Younger also painters. He likely learned his craft from his father in Rotterdam, where the family was active, and later collaborated closely with his brother Herman in Utrecht around 1634, developing innovative stable interiors as a new mo...