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Barbizon: Foret de Fontainbleau

Maurice Jacque

National Gallery of Art

The image shows a forest scene with tall trees. The foreground features dark, textured forest floor with shadows indicating thick foliage above. In the background, there are clusters of trees with slender trunks and dense canopies under a textured sky. The horizon is low with a line of trees spanning the composition. The image uses intricate brushstrokes or etching strokes to create a play of dark and light areas, resulting in a monochromatic palette of rich browns and deep blacks. Light areas peek through the trees, contrasting with the dark mass of leaves above.

Artwork Details

Medium
lithograph and aquatint
Dimensions
3042 × 4457 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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