Landscape with Travellers on a Road

Signed by Molyn at lower right, this drawing is conceived as an independent work. It depicts a landscape typical of the environs of the artist’s hometown of Haarlem. The distinctly Dutch setting is marked by a winding country road leading travellers to the nearby dunes that define the region’s coastline. Combining red and black chalk with pale wash, Molyn explores the possibilities for rendering light and shadow through a very limited colour palette.