Landscape II

Théodore Rousseau

Associated Names
Théodore Rousseau

Artist, French, 1812 - 1867

The image shows a landscape sketch viewed from a slightly elevated angle. The scene depicts a textured, earthy terrain leading to distant trees. The horizon is low with vegetation blending into the sky. The sketch is done in pencil or charcoal with loose, hazy strokes. The color palette is monochromatic, with shades of grey and brown predominating. The terrain closer to the viewer is more defined, but the overall scene appears blurry with faint outlines of trees and foliage in the distance. On the right, there is a slightly more pronounced vertical stroke indicating a taller tree or structure.

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Artwork overview


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.

Associated Names

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.

Wikidata ID

Q64633087

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