The Pond (La Mare), 1855, Oil on wood, 13 1/2 x 20 3/8 in. ( x cm), Paintings, Théodore Rousseau (French, Paris 1812

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The Pond (La Mare), 1855, Oil on wood, 13 1/2 x 20 3/8 in. ( x cm), Paintings, Théodore Rousseau (French, Paris 1812–1867 Barbizon), Painted during the artist’s most productive period, this landscape demonstrates Rousseau’s ability to paint naturalistic detail and vast receding space on a small scale. Rousseau renders a distant view of the wooded landscape as he sets the cattle, human figure, and trees on the far side of the pond

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Size: 5314px × 3606px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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