Forest Scene

c. 1865

Constant Alexandre Famin

Associated Names
Constant Alexandre Famin

Artist, French, 1827 - 1888

The image shows a path through a dense forest. Tall trees with sparse foliage cast elongated silhouettes on the ground. Light filters through the canopy, creating a dappled effect on the path. A solitary figure stands on the path, adding scale to the trees. The scene is in black and white, emphasizing light and shadow. The atmosphere is calm and slightly mysterious.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    albumen silver print

  • Credit Line

    Robert B. Menschel Fund

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 24.8 × 18.4 cm (9 3/4 × 7 1/4 in.)
    mount: 39.4 × 34.6 cm (15 1/2 × 13 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2004.42.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Robert Hershkowitz, Ltd., Sussex, England); NGA purchase, 2004.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2008

  • In the Forest of Fontainebleau: Painters and Photographers from Corot to Monet, National Gallery of Art, Washington; The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Houston, 2008, no. 48.

2017

  • Posing for the Camera: Gifts from Robert B. Menschel, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2017 - 2018, unnumbered catalogue.

Inscriptions

lower left in negative: Famin; lower right: 17

Wikidata ID

Q64145934

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