The Artist's View: Landscape Drawings from the Crocker Art Museum

Willem van Bemmel, Landscape with an Artist Sketching, n.d. Black chalk on beige laid paper, laid down to beige laid secondary support, 6 1/8 x 7 15/16 in. Crocker Art Museum, E. B. Crocker Collection.SEPTEMBER 22, 2012 - JANUARY 6, 2013

Featuring works by artists as diverse as Herman van Swanevelt and Camille Corot, this exhibition celebrates the beauty of landscape drawings from the major European schools. Spanning four centuries, this exhibition traces the historical context of landscapes from Dutch and Flemish works, including fine sheets by Anthonie van Waterloo and Willem van Bemmel, through 17th-century Italian and 19th-century German and French works. Works from 18th- and 19th-century Germany, which represent the height of landscape drawing and are one of the collection's major strengths, will also be highlighted.