Italian Landscape with Umbrella Pines

Jean Honoré Fragonard, 1773 - 1775

Born in southern France and trained in Italy, Fragonard was sensitive to a southern atmosphere. This is masterfully shown here, the golden light of Italy suggested by areas of untouched cream paper. Fragonard rendered the hazy distance of the background with shades of pale brown wash, while accentuating the foreground with undiluted brown ink.

  • Artwork typedrawing
  • Object numberRP-T-1953-206
  • Dimensionsheight 447 mm x width 337 mm
  • Physical characteristicspenseel in bruin, over een schets in zwart krijt

Identification

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    Italian Landscape with Umbrella Pines

  • Object type

  • Object number

    RP-T-1953-206


Creation

  • Creation

    draftsman (artist): Jean Honoré Fragonard

  • Dating

    1773 - 1775

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    penseel in bruin, over een schets in zwart krijt

  • Dimensions

    height 447 mm x width 337 mm


Explanatory note

  • Het gebouw erbij is ten onrechte beschouwd als de Villa Pamphili te Rome (Piere Rosenberg).


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  • Provenance

    Inv.; collection David David-Weill (1871-1952), Neuilly sur Seine, 1928;{Coll. cat. Weill III, 1928, p. 169.}…; purchased from the estate of Dr Fritz Mannheimer (1890-1939), Amsterdam and Paris, en bloc, by the Dienststelle Mühlmann, The Hague, for Adolf Hitler's Führermuseum, Linz, 1940;{Korthals Altes 1974, pp. 21-22.} war recuperation, SNK, 1945;{HNA, SNK Archive, 2.08.42, inv. no. 548.} on loan, with 1,702 other objects, from the DRVK to the museum, 1952;{Note RMA.} transferred to the museum, 1960

  • Remarks

    Please note that this provenance was formulated with a special focus on provenance research for the years 1933-45 and could therefore be incomplete. There may be more (mostly earlier) provenance information known in the museum. In case this item has an uncertain or incomplete provenance for the years 1933-45, the Rijksmuseum welcomes information and assistance in the investigation and clarification of the provenance of all works during that era.


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