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A By-Road in Tipperary

Francis Seymour Haden

1860

From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art

Impressionism Realism Late 19th Century Landscape

Dominant colour

A By-Road in Tipperary is a 1860 by Francis Seymour Haden, a Impressionism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.

Who painted this?: Francis Seymour Haden
When & what style?: 1860 · Impressionism
Where can I see it?: Cleveland Museum of Art

About this work

This quiet print shows a dirt lane cutting through a tangle of trees and shadows. Haden based his work on sketches he made while touring Ireland. He carved the lines himself, not painted them. His dark trees and bright patches of light copy the way Rembrandt handled shade. That Dutch master’s prints were his favorite study material. The result feels both real and dreamlike at once. See it next at The Cleveland Museum of Art.

The story of this work

Overview

Haden began taking art lessons when he was a medical student. His first etchings were done in 1843 and 1844 after a series of landscapes that he had drawn in Italy. In 1847, the physician married Deborah Delano, the older half sister of James Abbott McNeill Whistler, and became one of the most influential landscape etchers of the 1800s. He collected Rembrandt’s etchings, and his wooded landscapes and clumps of trees, such as A By-Road in Tipperary , reflects the influence of the Dutch master.

Read the full account in the museum source.