View of the Tiber Valley

Nicolas Poussin (1594 - 1665)

Ashmolean Museum

1645 - 1650

This is a spontaneous and atmospheric study, made on the spot. This sheet was traditionally attributed to Claude. The abbreviated manner and dry, dotted wash of this work cannot be paralleled in the work of Claude.

• Medium: brush & brown wash on paper
• Dimensions: 113 x 26 cm
• Art Fund Grant: £15545 ( Total: £156,450; Export stopped)
• ArtFunded in: 1992
• Vendor: Christie's

Provenance

Earls of Leicester, Holkham Hall (from 18th century); Sold Christie's, 2/7/91, lot 60.

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