1834
oil
canvas
From the collection of Art Institute of Chicago
View of Saleve, near Geneva is a 1834 oil by Théodore Rousseau, a Romanticism work, held at Art Institute of Chicago.
You see a landscape with mountains, plains, and clouds in this painting. The artist used simple strokes to create a detailed scene. He also explored the effects of light and color to show the mood of the landscape. Check out the technique of glazing to learn more about how artists like Théodore Rousseau created depth and atmosphere in their work.
An ardent explorer of the remotest corners of France, Théodore Rousseau painted View of Salève, near Geneva during a three-month stay in the mountainous Jura region. Although his larger canvases were consistently excluded from the official Parisian art show known as the Salon, his smaller panoramic oil sketches found mainstream admirers. With a few deft strokes, Rousseau conveyed steep, rocky outcroppings; plains dotted with shrubs; and the luminosity of moisture-laden clouds and sky.
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Étienne Pierre Théodore Rousseau (French pronunciation: ; 15 April 1812 – 22 December 1867) was a French painter of the Barbizon school.
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