Landschap met bomen en een kerktoren by Johannes Tavenraat

Landschap met bomen en een kerktoren 1848

tree

amateur sketch

toned paper

light pencil work

pencil sketch

incomplete sketchy

etching

personal sketchbook

ink drawing experimentation

watercolor

initial sketch

"Landschap met bomen en een kerktoren" is a pencil sketch on paper by Johannes Tavenraat, a Dutch landscape painter, dated July 1848. The artwork, housed in the Rijksmuseum, depicts a simple landscape with trees and a church tower in the distance. The composition is characterized by loose, expressive lines, reflecting Tavenraat's preference for capturing the essence of the landscape in a swift and suggestive manner. The sketch showcases Tavenraat's skill in conveying atmospheric depth and light through subtle shading.