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The Brook in the Woods

1880

Rodolphe Bresdin

Associated Names

Rodolphe Bresdin

Artist, French, 1822 - 1885

The image shows a forest landscape with a narrow creek in the foreground. The canopy blocks the view of the horizon, and the intricate brushstrokes capture the details of the trees and foliage. The color palette is monochromatic with sepia tones. Rocks and vegetation are close to the viewer, and branches and leaves fill the background.

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Artwork overview

Medium

etching on blue laid paper
Credit Line

Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number

1954.12.221
Catalogue Raisonné

Van Gelder 1976, no. 145

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1983

Graphic Survey Show, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., July 1983.

Bibliography

1976

Gelder, Dirk van. Rodolphe Bresdin. 2 vols. La Haye: M. Nijhoff, 1976.

Watermarks

MBM

Wikidata ID

Q65366187

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