Untitled (Scene of Fontainebleau)
1853
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1853
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
This painting shows a quiet corner of the Forest of Fontainebleau. Tall trees frame a patch of sunlight on the ground. A few people walk a dirt path in the distance. Giroux painted this around 1853. He often used photography to study light and composition. His father made cameras for Daguerre, the photography pioneer. It’s at the Cleveland Museum of Art.
