Tropical Landscape

Georges Rouault

Associated Names
Georges Rouault

Artist, French, 1871 - 1958

The image shows an aerial view looking down at a path crossing through a landscape. The horizon is positioned near the top of the image, dividing the sky from the land below. In the distance on the horizon are abstracted structures resembling buildings, including one with a circular roof. In the foreground, a figure is on the path, possibly in motion. The painting features bold and expressive brushstrokes with dark and light tones for contrast. The color scheme is monochromatic, primarily black and gray, creating a moody atmosphere.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    roulette and etching in black on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen

  • Dimensions

    plate: 29.7 x 18.6 cm (11 11/16 x 7 5/16 in.)
    sheet: 44 x 32.5 cm (17 5/16 x 12 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2002.157.34

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Chapon/Rouault 1978, no. 20

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Gift of Kennedy Galleries and Albert Reese on the occasion of Ruth Cole Kainen's wedding; Ruth Cole Kainen, Washington, D.C.; gift to NGA, 2002.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1978

  • Chapon, Francois and Isabelle Rouault. Oeuvre grave Rouault. 2 vols. Monte-Carlo: Editions Andre Sauret, 1978.

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: GR / 1928

Wikidata ID

Q76341017

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