1764
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Landscape with a Fallen Tree (Paysage à l'arbre cassé) is a 1764 ink by Hubert Robert, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This image shows a black-and-white drawing of a stormy landscape. A large tree lies broken on the ground, its branches tangled and sharp. The sky looks dark and heavy, with swirling lines that suggest wind and rain. The ground is rough, with jagged rocks and uneven patches of grass. Notice how the artist used tiny, repeated lines to create texture—even the tree bark looks rough. This was a way to show depth and movement without color. Look up etching next to see how artists like this one used acid and metal plates to make prints.
Hubert Robert (French pronunciation: ; 22 May 1733 – 15 April 1808) was a French painter in the school of Romanticism, noted especially for his landscape paintings and capricci, or semi-fictitious picturesque depictions of ruins in Italy and of France.
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