Landscape with a House (Paysage avec maison)

1897

Ker Xavier Roussel

Associated Names
Ambroise Vollard

Artist, French, 1866 - 1939

Ker Xavier Roussel

Artist, French, 1867 - 1944

Auguste Clot

Printer, French, 1858 - 1936

The image shows a serene landscape with two tree trunks at the forefront, surrounded by green brushstrokes. Further back is a small building partially hidden by foliage. Beyond that, there is a row of yellow trees against a pale backdrop. The horizon is at the midline with pink landmass in the distance. The sky above is light blue with a dappled texture. The color palette is pastel with soft greens, pinks, and yellows. The brushwork is delicate and impressionistic, emphasizing light and color over detail.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    6-color lithograph on thin wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 29.3 x 41.5 cm (11 9/16 x 16 5/16 in.)
    sheet: 40.5 x 53.1 cm (15 15/16 x 20 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1950.16.228

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Salomon 1968, no. 13

  • Series Title

    L'Album d'estampes originales de la Galerie Vollard

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1965

  • Kunsthalle Bremen [Christian von Heusinger, complier]. Ker-Xavier Roussel 1867-1944. Gemalde, Handzeichnungen, Druckgraphik. Bremen: 1965.

1968

  • Salomon, Jacques. Introduction a l'oeuvre gravé de K. X. Roussel. Paris: Mercure de France, 1968.

Inscriptions

lower left below image in graphite: K. X. Roussel; by later hand, lower left in graphite: 67

Wikidata ID

Q65361136

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