Description
Nicolaes Bechem went to Italy in 1642 and remained there for three years; he may have returned in the 1650s. Most of his painted works are Italianate landscapes peopled with travelers and animals. Like Jan Both, Berchem was influenced by the work of Claude Lorrain.
Provenance
Edouard Cichorius (1819–1907), Dresden, 1908 [correspondence with Robert Light and inscription, verso, lower right]. Oscar Huldschinsky (1846–1931), Berlin; sold, Paul Graupe, Berlin, Nov. 3, 1931, lot 14. Dr. Edward Traudtscholdt [Light correspondence]. C. G. Boerner [Light correspondence]. Sold by Robert M. Light, Boston, to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1982.
Accession Number
97689
Medium
Black chalk, with brush and black wash, on cream laid paper
Dimensions
25.3 × 30.7 cm (10 × 12 1/8 in.)
Classification
chalk
Credit Line
Worcester Sketch Fund
