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La route de Rocquencourt (The Road to Rocquencourt)

Jean-Louis Forain

National Gallery of Art

The image features a landscape with an elevated viewpoint, looking down a slight slope toward a house on the right partially hidden by foliage. The horizon is low in the image, faintly visible in the distance. The brushstrokes are loose and expressive, creating texture in the foliage and grass. The color palette is primarily sepia tones. There are bushes on the left and a figure seated near a path. The sky occupies the upper half of the image.

Artwork Details

Date
1909
Medium
etching on laid paper
Dimensions
3911 × 3499 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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