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Av alle originalverkene Théodore Rousseau etterlot seg, er det mest kjente Twilight Landscape (1850). Like bak følger Moonlight: The Bathers (1864) og A River in a Meadow (1840). Vår katalog inneholder 193 verk av Théodore Rousseau; galleriet har bevart de 100 verkene som verden beundrer mest, hver vist med sin dato, sitt museum og sin historie.
The scene unfolds as Twilight Landscape, an oil on canvas created by Théodore Rousseau in 1850. This work captures a serene woodland landscape at the precise moment when day transitions into night. The air feels heavy with the quietude of the forest, as the sun retreats behind the silhouettes of trees. It is a moment of stillness where the natural world breathes in the cooling shadows of the evening.
We find ourselves before Moonlight: The Bathers, a work from 1864 by the French painter Théodore Rousseau. This piece belongs to a period when Rousseau was deeply immersed in the naturalistic explorations of the Barbizon School. The painting captures a quiet, nocturnal moment, focusing on a group of figures nestled within a dense, dark landscape. It is a study of light and shadow, where the presence of the bathers is…
There is a certain stillness that settles over the viewer when encountering this 1840 landscape. It is a scene of profound tranquility, where a meadow opens up beneath a heavy, cloud-filled sky. The composition is carefully balanced, using dense clusters of trees to frame the view, creating a natural gateway that draws the eye toward a luminous clearing in the middle ground. A winding path meanders from the foreground into…
Théodore Rousseau captured the heavy, shadowed breath of the forest in La Gorge aux Loups. This oil on canvas, measuring 35.5 × 46.4 cm, presents a dense woodland scene where light struggles against the dark. A sudden burst of golden-yellow glow pierces through a central gap in the canopy, striking the midground with a sharp, chiaroscuro intensity. The brushwork is thick and tactile, leaving a surface marked by fine, aged…
The oil on canvas titled Landscape was painted by Théodore Rousseau in 1860. This work captures a dense grove of trees, creating a sense of enclosure through heavy, sprawling canopies. The scene is rendered in a monochrome, grayscale palette, moving from deep blacks in the shadows to bright whites where light filters through the foliage.
A heavy, humid air hangs between the trunks of the Fontainebleau forest. In this 1846 oil on canvas, the light does not shine; it filters, struggling through a thick canopy of leaves to reach the damp earth. The scene is a dense thicket of burnt umber and sienna, where the organic lines of twisting branches create a cage of shadow. A solitary figure sits within a central clearing, a small…
In this landscape, we find ourselves at the edge of a profound stillness. The scene captures that fleeting, suspended moment when the sun has slipped below the horizon, leaving the world in a state of soft, amber-tinted transition. A dense, dark mass of trees dominates the right side of the composition, their silhouettes heavy and irregular against a pale, luminous sky. To the left, the view opens toward a distant,…
In the quiet depths of Untitled (D2WVZ6), we find ourselves transported to a secluded corner of the natural world, where the boundary between the observer and the earth seems to dissolve. This evocative landscape, captured in 1852, presents a dense forest scene that serves as a profound meditation on the beauty of the wild. A small, winding pathway meanders through the thicket, inviting the viewer to step away from the…
To gaze upon Théodore Rousseau’s depiction of the Valley in the Auvergne Mountains is to be transported to a realm where nature reigns supreme and human endeavor feels wonderfully small. This painting, born from the heart of Romanticism around 1830, is not merely a record of a French landscape; it is an emotional encounter with the sublime. Rousseau masterfully captures the raw, untamed power of the Auvergne peaks. The composition…
A collection of fruit and various vessels rests upon a cool marble surface, emerging from a deep, indistinct darkness. The composition relies on a dramatic use of chiaroscuro, where light enters from the left to define the edges of the objects. This directional illumination creates a sense of weight and three-dimensionality, pulling the viewer's eye toward the center of the arrangement. The palette is grounded in earthy tones—blacks, deep browns,…
A Path among the Rocks1849 · Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Landscape1835 · Art Institute of Chicago
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Springtime1860 · Art Institute of Chicago
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The Pool (Memory of the Forest of Chambord)1839 · Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Mountain Stream in the Auvergne1830 · National Gallery of Art
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A Tree in Fontainebleau Forest1840 · Victoria and Albert Museum
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Landscape with a Plowman1860 · Eremitasjen
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A Meadow Bordered by Trees1845 · Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Last Houses of Port-en-Bessin1831 · Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille
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Landscape1830
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Sketch of a landscape1830 · Musée des Beaux-Arts de Strasbourg
22
Pont de Batignies in the Forest of Compiègne1828 · Victoria and Albert Museum
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Valley of the Seine1831 · Rhode Island School of Design Museum of Art
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Study of a Branch with Fine Leaves1829 · Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen
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Sunset in the Auvergne1830 · National Gallery
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A_Quarry1827 · Museum of Fine Arts Ghent (MSK)
27
The Cave1829 · Los Angeles County Museum of Art
28
Hilly Landscape with an Angler1830 · Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen
29
Fishing Village1831 · National Gallery Prague
30
Landscape by The River Mosel1829 · Nationalmuseum
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Landscape Study1830 · Allen Memorial Art Museum
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Landscape in the Auvergne1830 · The Barber Institute of Fine Arts
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Panoramic Landscape near the River Moselle1830 · National Gallery of Art
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House near a pond in Auvergne1830
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Panoramic Landscape1829
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Seascape1831
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Valley in the Auvergne1830
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Panoramic Landscape1831 · Brooklyn Museum
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The Cave in a Cliff near Granville1831
40
The Church of Saint Lou d'Esserant in the Oise1828
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The Spring of Lizon1837
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Swiss Landscape1834 · Bavarian State Painting Collections
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The Plateau of Bellecroix1837
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Forest Interior, known as Le Vieux Dormoir du Bas-Bréau (Fontainebleau Forest)1836 · Musée d'Orsay
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Study for The Descent of the Cows in the Mountains of the Haut-Jura1834 · The Mesdag Collection
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The Descent of the Cattle in the High Jura Mountains1834 · The Mesdag Collection
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Landscape after a Storm1835 · National Gallery Prague
48
Pheasantry in the Forest of Compiègne1833 · Saint Louis Art Museum
49
Le plaine de Chailly1833 · Fitzwilliam Museum
50
Paysage Panoramique1835 · Fitzwilliam Museum
51
A Rocky Landscape1838 · National Gallery
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View of Saleve, near Geneva1834 · Art Institute of Chicago
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Stone Bridge near Meudon1834 · National Gallery Prague
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Landscape1832 · Paisley Museum
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A Study of Tree Trunks1833 · Musée des Beaux-Arts de Strasbourg
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View of the Puy de Dôme and Royat1839
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Landscape in the Auvergne1830 · British Museum
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An Old Chapel in a Valley1835 · Metropolitan Museum of Art
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The Little Fisherman1848
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View of the plain of Montmartre; storm effect1846
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Swamp in Bourgogne1843 · The Mesdag Collection
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Landscape1842 · Norfolk Museums
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The swamp (Le Marais)1842 · Musée des Beaux-Arts de Strasbourg
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Landscape with a Stormy Sky1842 · Victoria and Albert Museum
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Landscape with Castle in a Marsh1840 · Museo de Arte de Ponce
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Undergrowth1847 · The Mesdag Collection
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Massacre of the Innocents1847 · The Mesdag Collection
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Le marais de la Souterraine1842 · Fitzwilliam Museum
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Village in Berry1842 · Cincinnati Art Museum
70
View of the Plain of Montmartre1848 · Thyssen-Bornemisza-museet
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Edge of the Forest, Sun Setting1845 · Los Angeles County Museum of Art
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Hoarfrost1845 · Walters Art Museum
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A Swamp in the Landes1844 · Walters Art Museum
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Watercourse in a valley in the Berry1846 · The Mesdag Collection
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Landscape with Figures1846 · Vanderbilt Museum of Art
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Late Fall1847
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Edge of the Forest of Fontainebleau1848
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Landscape1842 · Saint Louis Art Museum
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Cottages among Trees1842
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Village Under the Trees1852
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Cows at the Pond1850
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Cows at the Pond1853
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A marsh in Les Landes1853 · Aberdeen Art Gallery
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A View in the Landes, near Bordeaux1855 · Victoria and Albert Museum
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Pastoral Scene1853
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The Crooked Tree at the Carrefour de l'Epine1852 · The Mesdag Collection
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Landscape1850 · National Museum of Fine Arts of Cuba
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The Forest of Fontainebleau1849
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Leaving the Forest, Fontainebleau: Setting Sun1851 · Cleveland Museum of Art
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After the Rain1850 · National Gallery of Art
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Rising Storm above a Hilly and Wooded Landscape1850 · Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen
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Dusk in a forest1850 · Nasjonalgalleriet i Armenia
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The Torrent1850 · National Museum of Fine Arts
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Fontainebleau Woods1850 · National Museum of Fine Arts
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River Scene1850 · National Gallery
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Landscape with a Bridge1850 · Eremitasjen
97
The Colliers´ Hut in the Forest of Fontainebleau1855 · Thyssen-Bornemisza-museet
98
Landscape with Cows1850 · Minneapolis Institute of Art
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Gathering Wood in the Forest of Fontainebleau1855 · Museum of Fine Arts
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Stream in the forest of Fontainebleau1849 · The Mesdag Collection
De fire motivene som går igjen hyppigst i disse originalverkene, hver med sitt fremste eksempel.
De 8 museene som innehar flest av maleriene på denne siden.
| Museum | By | Verker av Théodore Rousseau | Malerier fra denne listen |
|---|---|---|---|
 The Mesdag Collection |
Haag | 8 | Study for The Descent of the Cows in the Mountains of the Haut-Jura, The Descent of the Cattle in the High Jura Mountains, Swamp in Bourgogne |
 Metropolitan Museum of Art |
New York | 11 | A River in a Meadow, Untitled (D2WVZ6), A Path among the Rocks |
 National Gallery |
London | 6 | Moonlight: The Bathers, Sunset in the Auvergne, A Rocky Landscape |
 Art Institute of Chicago |
Chicago | 5 | Landscape, Landscape, Springtime |
 Victoria and Albert Museum |
London | 4 | A Tree in Fontainebleau Forest, Pont de Batignies in the Forest of Compiègne, Landscape with a Stormy Sky |
 National Gallery of Art |
Washington | 5 | Mountain Stream in the Auvergne, Panoramic Landscape near the River Moselle, After the Rain |
 Saint Louis Art Museum |
Saint Louis | 3 | Valley in the Auvergne Mountains, Pheasantry in the Forest of Compiègne, Landscape |
 Musée des Beaux-Arts de Strasbourg |
Strasbourg | 3 | Sketch of a landscape, A Study of Tree Trunks, The swamp (Le Marais) |
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To gaze upon Théodore Rousseau’s depiction of the Valley in the Auvergne Mountains is to be transported to a realm where nature reigns supreme and human endeavor feels wonderfully small. This painting, born from the heart of Romanticism around 1830, is not merely a record of a French landscape; it is an emotional encounter with the sublime. Rousseau masterfully captures the raw, untamed power of the Auvergne peaks. The composition…
There is a certain stillness that settles over the viewer when encountering this 1840 landscape. It is a scene of profound tranquility, where a meadow opens up beneath a heavy, cloud-filled sky. The composition is carefully balanced, using dense clusters of trees to frame the view, creating a natural gateway that draws the eye toward a luminous clearing in the middle ground. A winding path meanders from the foreground into…
The scene unfolds as Twilight Landscape, an oil on canvas created by Théodore Rousseau in 1850. This work captures a serene woodland landscape at the precise moment when day transitions into night. The air feels heavy with the quietude of the forest, as the sun retreats behind the silhouettes of trees. It is a moment of stillness where the natural world breathes in the cooling shadows of the evening.
We find ourselves before Moonlight: The Bathers, a work from 1864 by the French painter Théodore Rousseau. This piece belongs to a period when Rousseau was deeply immersed in the naturalistic explorations of the Barbizon School. The painting captures a quiet, nocturnal moment, focusing on a group of figures nestled within a dense, dark landscape. It is a study of light and shadow, where the presence of the bathers is…
Twilight Landscape (1850). Deretter følger Moonlight: The Bathers (1864) og A River in a Meadow (1840).
38 år gammel: Twilight Landscape er fra 1850, og Théodore Rousseau ble født i 1812.
Twilight Landscape, Moonlight: The Bathers, A River in a Meadow, La Gorge aux Loups, Landscape, Autumn at St. Jean de Paris, Forest of Fontainebleau, Twilight, Untitled (D2WVZ6), Valley in the Auvergne Mountains og still-life with fruit. Rangeringen ovenfor viser årstall og museum for hvert verk.
Vår katalog inneholder 193 verk av Théodore Rousseau, datert fra 1827 til 1864.
Hovedsakelig i The Mesdag Collection (Haag), Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York) og National Gallery (London). Museumslisten ovenfor viser alle.
I 1830s: 37 av de 100 verkene på denne siden ble laget da, Valley in the Auvergne Mountains av dem.
På denne siden er det eldste A_Quarry (1827) og det nyeste Moonlight: The Bathers (1864).
Landscape (17), Forest (11) og Sky (10), fordelt på 100 verk på denne siden.
Oil On Canvas, for 11 av de 100 verkene på denne siden.
Barbizon school, basert på originalene på denne siden.
Study for The Descent of the Cows in the Mountains of the Haut-Jura, The Descent of the Cattle in the High Jura Mountains og Swamp in Bourgogne: The Mesdag Collection, Haag har 8 av verkene på denne siden.
