. Catalogue of masterpieces by "the men of 1830" : forming the private collection of Mr. H. S. Henry, Philadelphia. y to the left through a small gro\ e dominated by a largetree which rises high abo\e it against the sky, and then the road appears again inthe middle distance winding away across the meadows. Across the water is a lowbank covered by a \ ariety of trees and underbrush, and near the foreground a singleboulder croi)s out of the thick grass. The foreground is in shadow and the sun-light falls broadly upon the middle distance, carrying the eye aMay across the flatmeadows, broken here
. Catalogue of masterpieces by "the men of 1830" : forming the private collection of Mr. H. S. Henry, Philadelphia. y to the left through a small gro\ e dominated by a largetree which rises high abo\e it against the sky, and then the road appears again inthe middle distance winding away across the meadows. Across the water is a lowbank covered by a \ ariety of trees and underbrush, and near the foreground a singleboulder croi)s out of the thick grass. The foreground is in shadow and the sun-light falls broadly upon the middle distance, carrying the eye aMay across the flatmeadows, broken here and there by trees, past farm buildings in the distance to alow horizon line. A stratum of lofty clouds nearly coxers the blue of the sky, whichshows, howe\er, near the lower |)art. i)articularly in a broad band just above thehorizon. Here and there gently drifting cumuli, touched by the sun. float along inthe gentle breeze, and the warm light upon them is concentrated chiefly behindthe tree t()|)s on the right and left of the composition. Sltjiuil III the toirer left, Tji. from SUNLIGHT THEODORE ROUSSEAU No. 2GTHEODORE EOLSSEAU 1812—1867 SUNLIGHT Height, lzy-2 inches; length, 2114 inches In the near foreground a small pond of irregular oval shape reflects the brilliantlight from the sky and forms a ^ igorous accent in its shadowy surroundings. Twocows are drinking in the j)ool, and their keeper sits on the bank just beyond amedium-si/ed tree which hangs over the pool of water below. Beyond the i)ondis a broad expanse of pasture land, with two slender poplar trees growing nearthe i)ool in the middle distance, and far away in the horizon is seen the churchspire of a large village with a low wooded hill beyond, and on the right and leftscattered clumps of trees. The sky is entirely filled with masses of drifting vapor,strongly accentuated by the sunlight, which is concentrated near the middle ofthe picture. Here and there tiny spots of blue show
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