Countryside near Brezins, between Grenoble and Vienne

1880s

Johan Barthold Jongkind

Associated Names
Johan Barthold Jongkind

Artist, Dutch, 1819 - 1891

The image shows a landscape with a high horizon marked by rolling hills, some trees, a winding path with wooden fence posts, and small structures. Brushstrokes are loose and fluid, and the color palette includes earth tones, greens, blues, and whites.

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Artwork overview

Associated Artworks

The image features a rural scene split into two sections. On the left side is a charcoal sketch of houses and trees drawn with quick strokes, creating depth. On the right side, the same scene is painted in watercolors with earthy tones for the houses and trees, and a light blue sky. The sky in the watercolor section contains two small figures. The contrast between the charcoal sketch and watercolor emphasizes the artist's exploration of light and texture through different techniques.

A Village near Brezins

Johan Barthold Jongkind

1880

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Paul Prouté, S.A., Paris); purchased 2006 by NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2008

  • Medieval to Modern: Recent Acquisitions of Drawings, Prints, and Illustrated Books, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2008, no. 132.

2016

  • Recent Acquisitions of Dutch and Flemish Drawings, NGA, 2016.

Inscriptions

lower right in black ink: 35 25

Markings

artist's signature stamp (Lugt 1401)

Wikidata ID

Q64581862

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