1835
oil
canvas
From the collection of Art Institute of Chicago
Landscape is a 1835 oil by Théodore Rousseau, a Barbizon school work, held at Art Institute of Chicago.
This painting shows a landscape with trees and a sky. It's an oil on canvas work from around 1835. The artist used simple colors to create a calm mood, which is interesting because it was made during a time when many artists were focusing on dramatic scenes. The artist's choice of simple colors might be due to the influence of the natural world around him. He likely spent time outdoors to get inspiration for his work. You can learn more about this style by looking into the technique of chiaroscuro.
J. F. Fourqueux, Lille, France. Robichon de la Guèriniére, Paris. (in that order?) Galerie Claude Aubry, Paris by 1971; sold to Anthony Michel, Wilmette, Illinois, January 1971 [see Aubry’s letter to A. Michel, dated July 31, 1972, in curatorial file]; gift to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1975.
Michel Schulman, Théodore Rousseau 1812–1867: Catalogue raisonné de l’œuvre peint (Paris: Les Editions de l’Amateur, 1999), p. 91, cat. 28 (ill.).
Read the full account in the museum source.
Étienne Pierre Théodore Rousseau (French pronunciation: ; 15 April 1812 – 22 December 1867) was a French painter of the Barbizon school.
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