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Mountain Stream in the Auvergne

Théodore Rousseau

National Gallery of Art

This painting shows a rocky green ravine with a gray stream running through it, surrounded by thick foliage and large boulders. An arched stone bridge crosses over the stream in the center of the painting. Small wooden buildings stand on either side of the wide bridge, resting against the sides of the ravine. The background consists of steep, forested hills rising up on either side of the painting, with a small gap between them in the top showing blue sky with a few puffy, white clouds.

Artwork Details

Date
1830
Medium
oil on paper on canvas
Dimensions
16698 × 13924 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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