Vicinity of Morestal

c. 1890

François-Auguste Ravier

Associated Names
François-Auguste Ravier

Artist, French, 1814 - 1895

The image depicts a landscape at sunset. The view is from a low vantage, showing a flat expanse stretching towards the horizon. The horizon line divides the sky from the land and reflects water below. Silhouettes on the horizon could be trees or man-made structures, highlighted by the setting sun's glow. Loose, impressionistic brushstrokes capture the light and atmosphere. The color palette is warm, with earth tones of brown, ochre, and amber blending together, contrasted by hints of blue and violet. Earthy tones in the foreground suggest marsh or wetland, while the background shows a gradient of colors blending into the sky.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor and fabricated charcoal

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 24.13 × 32.07 cm (9 1/2 × 12 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.143.33


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Frank S. Lahm; gift in 1908 to the Corcoran Gallery of Art; acquired in 2015 by the National Gallery of Art.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1990

  • "Illuminations: Images of Landscape in France, 1855-1885." Heckscher Museum, Huntington, NY; The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore; and The Dixon Art Gallery and Gardens, Memphis, 1990, 54, fig. 59 (Carol Forman Tabler).

Inscriptions

Recto: "F. Auguste Ravier"


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