Rustic Landscape

1830

French 19th Century

Associated Names
The image shows a rural scene from an elevated point of view. The horizon is low, partly obscured by a cluster of trees and a country house. The brushstrokes are detailed, showing the wooden house and foliage. The sky features soft, flowing clouds in cream and light blue. The color palette includes earthy browns, greens, and blues. A figure tends to farm work near a fence, and another figure in a red bonnet stands along a dirt path. In the distance, figures walk towards a well in this serene rural depiction.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor with gouache on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Frank Anderson Trapp

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 36 x 51.8 cm (14 3/16 x 20 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2004.166.20


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Frank Anderson Trapp [1922-2005], Amherst, MA; gift to NGA, 2004.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower left in brown ink: M[not deciphered] / 1830; by later hand, lower right verso in graphite: H[not deciphered] Gris / Talon / 10f

Wikidata ID

Q64570803

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