Follower of Salvator Rosa (1615-1673), Study of a gnarled tree branch, red chalks, on laid paper with no watermark visible, laid onto an [?]18th century mount, 385 x 250 mm. (15 1/4 x 9 3/4 in), inscribed 'Salvator Rosa' lower left, unframed

Provenance:
Private collection, Scotland

While similar in composition and structure to the gnarled tree found in Salvator Rosa's pen and brown ink drawing 'A wooded landscape with travellers on a path' (Christie's, Old Master and 19th Century Drawings, 3rd July 2007, lot 41), the present sheet also shows more generally the stylistic influence of Rosa's landscapes and woodland studies, both of which were widely disseminated through his printmaking.