Old Master & British Works on Paper
Old Master & British Works on Paper
Roelant Roghman
A town wall with a tower by water
Lot Closed
July 8, 12:43 PM GMT
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
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Roelant Roghman
Amsterdam 1627 - 1692
A town wall with a tower by water
Black chalk and grey wash and touches of pen and grey ink, within pen and brown ink framing lines
139 by 177 mm
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.