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Woodland Stream

Paul Huet

National Gallery of Art

This painting shows a rocky stream flowing through a green wooded area. Trees and rocky brown-and-gray terrain dominate the top of the composition, with the stream winding below around small gray rocks and boulders. A small white waterfall is depicted on the left side, leading into a flat pool of brown and gray water. The color palette is rich and earthy, with deep greens, golden yellows, and reddish-browns coloring almost all of the scene, as well as some lighter patches of white and beige in the water.

Artwork Details

Date
c. 1840
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
4042 × 2853 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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