Marsh Landscape at Twilight

c. 1880

François-Auguste Ravier

Associated Names
François-Auguste Ravier

Artist, French, 1814 - 1895

The image shows a landscape view from a low eye level of an expansive field. The horizon is located in the lower third, separating hills and trees from the sky. Several tall, slender trees are to the left with bare branches reaching upwards. The sky has soft brushstrokes blending shades of blue, pink, and orange. The ground has earthy tones with light reflecting off small puddles. The color palette consists of muted earth tones contrasting with warmer sky hues.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    transparent and opaque watercolor, pastel, graphite, and scraping on rough, light brown wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Donald Stone

  • Dimensions

    overall: 30.7 × 21.2 cm (12 1/16 × 8 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2022.40.33

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(sale, Christie's Paris, 10 April 2008, no. 200); Donald Stone, New York [1942 - 2020]; bequest to NGA, 2022.

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