Jan van Goyen, Dutch 1596-1656- Landscape with trees and a peasant walking; black chalk and grey wash on laid paper, 9.2 x 14.2 cm. Provenance: With Alfred Brod Gallery, London.; Private Collection, UK, since 1965.; By descent.Note: No Dutch draughtsman ever captured the atmosphere of the rural countryside of Holland with the same atmospheric and engaging simplicity that Van Goyen achieved in drawings such as this. Indeed, his landscapes were seminal in the development of the genre. The present sketch conveys a striking sense of movement within the natural landscape, conveyed by the deftly applied strokes of chalk, from which the artist’s hand can be sensed. The composition is characteristic of his work, with the low horizon affording significance to the broad sky and the soaring birds within. This feeling of windswept motion powerfully evokes the expansive Dutch farmland with which he was evidently preoccupied. Please refer to department for condition report