Sunlight

c. 1848/1850

Théodore Rousseau

Painter, French, 1812 - 1867

Artwork overview

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Durand-Ruel, Paris).[1] Adolph Edward Borie [1809-1880], Philadelphia; Harry Samuel Henry, Philadelphia, after 1880; (his sale, American Art Association, New York, 25 January 1907, no. 26); William A. Clark [1839-1925], New York; bequest April 1926 to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington; acquired 2014 by the National Gallery of Art.
[1] The dealer's label is on the reverse of the painting.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1978

  • The William A. Clark Collection, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, 26 April-16 July 1978, unnumbered cat.

1983

  • La Vie Moderne: Nineteenth Century French Art from the Corcoran Gallery, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington; Columbus Museum of Arts and Sciences, Georgia; Mary and Leigh Block Gallery, Northwestern University, Evanston; Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; Tampa Museum; Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha; Akron Art Museum, 1983-1985, no. 2, repro.

2011

  • A Passion for Nature: Landscape Painting from 19th Century France, Art Gallery of Alberta, Edmonton, 15 October 2011 - 20 February 2012, no catalogue.

Bibliography

1999

  • Schulman, Michel. Théodore Rousseau, 1812-1867. 2 vols. Paris, 1999: 2:217, no. 358, repro.

Wikidata ID

Q46627644

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