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 | Landschape with a Tree and Four Figures |
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| Material and technique | Pen and brown ink, brown wash |
| Object type |
Drawing
> Two-dimensional object
> Art object
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| Artists |
Forgery after:
Guercino (Francesco Barbieri)
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| Accession number | I 310 (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 1512-1666 |
| Collector | Collector / Franz Koenigs |
| Object |
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Guercino (Francesco Barbieri)
Cento 1591 - Bologna 1666
Guercino is a nickname that means something like 'the cross-eyed'; his real name was Francesco Barbieri. In 1621, he worked for Pope Gregory XV. His ceiling...
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