Landscape

probably c. 1780

Louis Gabriel Moreau the Elder

Associated Names
Louis Gabriel Moreau the Elder

Artist, French, 1739 - 1806

The image shows a rural landscape with a horizon framed by green foliage and trees. The sky above is a clear blue. The painting features soft earthy tones with hints of green vegetation and rustic cottages. In the foreground, there are scattered wooden objects, and in the distance, small human figures near the cottages.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor and gouache

  • Credit Line

    Samuel H. Kress Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 23.7 x 31.2 cm (9 5/16 x 12 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1963.15.18

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Richard Owen, Paris; purchased 1934 by Samuel H. Kress, New York; gift 1963 to the National Gallery of Art.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1977

  • Eisler, Colin. Paintings from the Samuel H. Kress Collection: European Schools Excluding Italian. Oxford, 1977: p.346: dK280, fig.313 (as "Farmhouse in the Woods").

Wikidata ID

Q64593406

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