1831
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Dominant colour
Picturesque and Romantic Journeys in Old France: Auvergne (vol. II): St. John Church, Thiers, Plate 129 is a 1831 by Eugène Isabey, a Romanticism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This painting shows a quiet street scene in 1830s France. A small stone church sits crooked in the middle. Two women walk past with long skirts and bonnets. The sky is gray and heavy. Isabey loved old buildings and painted them with soft colors. He used watercolor to make the scene feel real but dreamy. The light makes the church walls look warm. This street looks like it’s stuck in time. Look up Eugène Isabey (French, 1803–1886) next.
Eugène Louis Gabriel Isabey (French pronunciation: ; 22 July 1803 – 25 April 1886) was a French painter, lithographer and watercolorist in the Romantic style.
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