Le Cerisier de la Plante a Biau
1855
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
About the artist
1855
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Le Cerisier de la Plante a Biau is a 1855 by Théodore Rousseau, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This drawing shows a quiet landscape with a lone tree and a small stream. The ground is covered in grass and bushes, and the tree branches twist across the sky. Everything is sketched in simple, clean lines with no color. The artist used a technique called *cliché-verre*, which means they etched the image onto glass and printed it like a photo. This was rare for landscapes back then. Next, look up Rousseau, Théodore to see more of his early sketches.
