Old Master and British Works on Paper
Old Master and British Works on Paper
Roelant Roghman
A town wall with a tower by water
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January 26, 08:39 PM GMT
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 USD
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Roelant Roghman
Amsterdam 1627 - 1692
A town wall with a tower by water
Black chalk and gray wash and touches of pen and gray ink, within pen and brown ink framing lines
139 by 177 mm; 5½ by 7 in.
It has been suggested that this typical example of Roghman's more lyrical style represents a view on the Zuiderzee, but no more precise location has so far been identified. Within Roghman's extensive and varied oeuvre, his drawings on this scale fall into two clear groups: rapidly drawn studies in pen and ink, worked up with brown wash, and more peaceful, light-filled drawings such as this, executed in black chalk and grey wash.