1862
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Cherry Tree at Blau is a 1862 by Théodore Rousseau, a Romanticism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This sketch shows a lone cherry tree standing on a grassy hillside. The branches spread out in a tangle of lines, and the ground below is dotted with small bushes and uneven patches of grass. The whole scene is drawn in loose, quick strokes—no colors, just black and white. The artist focused on how light and shadow play across the tree and land. The lines are light in some spots and heavier in others, making the tree look almost three-dimensional. Next, check out the artist’s work: Théodore Rousseau.
Étienne Pierre Théodore Rousseau (French pronunciation: ; 15 April 1812 – 22 December 1867) was a French painter of the Barbizon school.
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