Study of Weeds
1825
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
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Jean Antoine Linck
Jean Antoine Linck (1766–1843) was a Swiss artist, born in Geneva.
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From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
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Study of Weeds is a 1825 by Jean Antoine Linck, a Romanticism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This painting shows a pile of weeds and dead leaves. The colors are mostly gray, brown, and a little white. The brushstrokes look rough and uneven, almost like the plants themselves. The artist focused on how nature looks messy and real, not neat. This was made between 1800 and 1850. Next, look up Romanticism to see how artists like this one used nature in their work.
Jean Antoine Linck (1766–1843) was a Swiss artist, born in Geneva.
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