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Rock Oaks

1861

Théodore Rousseau

Associated Names

Théodore Rousseau

Artist, French, 1812 - 1867

The image shows a dense woodland area with trees filling the frame. There is no visible horizon line, with detailed rocks and foliage in the foreground. The brushstrokes are detailed and resemble etching, creating depth and shadow. The color palette is monochromatic, using black and white contrasts to define forms and details of the landscape.

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Artwork overview

Medium

etching on laid paper
Credit Line

Gift of Gaillard F. Ravenel and Frances P. Smyth-Ravenel
Dimensions

plate: 13.4 x 27.1 cm (5 1/4 x 10 11/16 in.)
sheet: 21 x 41 cm (8 1/4 x 16 1/8 in.)
Accession Number

2000.7.35
Catalogue Raisonné

Delteil, no. 4, State i/iii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Gaillard F. Ravenel and Frances P. Smyth-Ravenel, Washington D.C.; gift to NGA, 2000.

Associated Names

Gaillard F. Ravenel and Frances P. Smyth-Ravenel Fund

Exhibition History

2000

Drawings and Prints from the Permanent Collection (Summer 2000), National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2000, as Oaks on the Rocks.

Bibliography

1906

Delteil, Loys. Le peintre-graveur illustre. 31 vols. Paris: Published by the author, 1906-1926. Reprint. New York: Collectors Editions, Da Capo Press, 1969. Vol. 30 (Albert Besnard) is by Louis Godefroy.

Inscriptions

by later hand, lower left in graphite: Th. Rousseau

Wikidata ID

Q75426073

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