Landscape I

Théodore Rousseau

Associated Names
Théodore Rousseau

Artist, French, 1812 - 1867

The drawing shows a landscape viewed from a slightly elevated perspective. The horizon is low in the composition, with hills and a line of trees. The pencil strokes are loose, with horizontal lines in the sky, and curved, dense strokes for trees and hills. A figure sits on a mound in the middle. The color palette is monochrome, using shades of gray to convey the scene, with light and dark areas.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Unidentified Collection (Sammlung OB, Lugt 2005a); Leicester Galleries, London; William B. O'Neal [1907-1994], Charlottesville, VA, January 1970; gift to NGA, 1991.

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Exhibition History

1970

  • New Year Exhibition of Paintings, Drawings, & Sculpture by 19th & 20th Century Artists, The Leicester Galleries, London, January 1-29, 1970.

Bibliography

1993

  • National Gallery of Art. Drawings from the O'Neal Collection. Exh. cat. Washington, 1993, checklist p. 95.

Inscriptions

stamped: Theodore Rousseau (Lugt 2436); by later hand, upper left verso in graphite: 486C; by later hand, center center verso in graphite: E / 99. hl

Wikidata ID

Q64633086

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