Landscape with Three Tall Trees

c. 1860

Auguste Allongé

Associated Names
Auguste Allongé

Artist, French, 1833 - 1898

The image shows a body of water with a person rowing a boat towards the center. Trees are visible at the horizon, with some tall trees on the right side. The brushstrokes are loose and sketch-like, creating a monochromatic palette dominated by black and grey. The sky features soft brushstrokes indicating clouds.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    black chalk and charcoal with stumping, heightened with white chalk on blue-gray laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Purchased as the Gift of Merritt P. Dyke

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 60.8 × 40.8 cm (23 15/16 × 16 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2019.146.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Paul Prouté, S. A., Paris); purchased 2019 by NGA.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower right in black chalk: Allongé

Watermarks

partial (ARAIS?)

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