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Landscape
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| Artist / Maker | Théodore Rousseau |
|---|---|
| Date | 1836 |
| Culture / Origin | France, 19th century |
| Medium | pen and brown ink, ink wash, graphite underdrawing and selective gum glazing |
| Dimensions | Support: 26.5 x 21.6 cm (10 7/16 x 8 1/2 in.); Matted: 48.9 x 36.2 cm (19 1/4 x 14 1/4 in.); Sheet: 18.8 x 13.5 cm (7 3/8 x 5 5/16 in.) |
| Department | Drawings |
| Type | Drawing |
About the Artist
Introduced to landscape painting through his cousin Pau de Saint-Martin (q.v.), Rousseau entered the studio of Jean-Charles-Joseph Rémond (1795-1875) in 1826 and was later taught by history painter Guillaume Lethière (1760-1832). The young artist copied the works of Claude Lorrain (1600-1682) and Dutch seventeenth-century landscape painters at the Louvre, and he was intrigued by contemporary painters such as Constable (q.v.) and Bonington (q.v.). His foremost interest, however, was the study of nature. In 1830 he traveled extensively through the Auvergne… Full biography →
Provenance & Source
Image & data: Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0 / Public Domain.
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