1840
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Studies Drawn and Engraved after Nature: The Beach, Fontainebleau (Études dessinées et Gravées D'après nature: Le hêtre, Fontainebleau) is a 1840 by Eugène Blery, a Romanticism work, depicting Broad-leaved Tree, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This print shows a lone traveler walking a sandy path under a massive beech tree. The tree’s twisted trunk and wide-spreading roots dominate the scene. Bléry etched this 1840 view near Fontainebleau. He focused on nature’s rough textures—bark, sand, and light—without fancy effects. The print is small, only 6 by 9 inches, but the details feel huge. Look at the Cleveland Museum of Art’s prints by Bléry.
Eugène Stanislas Alexandre Bléry (3 March 1805–7 June 1887), was a French engraver.
See the richer artist pageYour cart is empty
Explore artworks →
