An Old Chapel in a Valley
1835
27.0 x 35.0 cm
Perhaps painted about 1835, when the young artist had already begun to establish his reputation as an innovative landscape painter, this study retains the tight brushwork and marked contrasts in tone of his earlier work. The view has not been identified with any degree of certainty but it must be the product of one of Rousseau’s frequent sketching tours outside Paris.
théodore rousseau (pierre etienne théodore rousseau) (1812 – 1867)
Théodore Rousseau (1812-1867) was a leading French Barbizon school painter known for realistic landscapes & scenes of rural life. A key figure in 19th-century art, influencing Impressionism.
About this artwork
- Title: An Old Chapel in a Valley
- Artist: théodore rousseau (pierre etienne théodore rousseau)
- Year: 1835
- Original dimensions: 27.0 x 35.0 cm
- Format: Landscape
- Copyright status: Public domain
- Main color: Rosy Brown
- Color hue: Green Spectrum