This drawing is part of a group of 508 drawings from the Koenigs Collection, which was sold in the fall of 1940 by D.G. van Beuningen to Dr. Hans Posse, Hitler's Sonderbeauftragter Linz. This transaction was in violation of Dutch laws and international agreements. See the publication by Albert J. Elen, Missing Old Master Drawings from the Franz Koenigs Collection claimed by the State of The Netherlands, Den Haag 1989
Specifications
| Title | Willow Trees along a Brook |
|---|---|
| Material and technique | Reedpen and brush and brown ink |
| Object type |
Drawing
> Two-dimensional object
> Art object
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| Artists |
Draughtsman:
Jan Lievens
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|---|---|
| Accession number | H 35 (PK) |
| Credits | Missing since World War II, see cat. Missing Old Master Drawings from the Franz Koenigs Collection claimed by the State of the Netherlands, The Hague 1989 |
| Department | Drawings & Prints (Pushkin claim) |
| Creation date | in circa 1640-1671 |
| Collector | Collector / Franz Koenigs |
| Object |
All about the artist
Jan Lievens
Leiden 1607 - Amsterdam 1674
Jan Lievens was a child prodigy. After staying with Pieter Lastman in Amsterdam between 1617 and 1619, he set himself up in Leiden as independent painter; he...
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