Boomstudie 1637 - 1678

"Boomstudie" (Tree Study) is a drawing by Dutch Golden Age artist Willem Schellinks, dated between 1637 and 1678. The artwork, housed in the Rijksmuseum, depicts a detailed study of a tree trunk and branches, rendered in charcoal and chalk on paper. Schellinks’s meticulous attention to the texture and form of the tree reveals his mastery of draftsmanship and his keen observation of nature. This study, likely intended as preparatory work for a larger painting, provides insight into Schellinks’s artistic process and his fascination with the intricacies of the natural world.