Forest Interior with a Painter, Civita Castellana

Französische Malerei 1809–1830, 1825/1830

Boulders hulk at the center of a dense forest in this horizontal landscape painting on paper. A clearing along the bottom edge of the composition leads to a person facing away from us while standing at an easel. One hand is lifted to the canvas or paper on the easel, and the person wears a light gray coat. A light brown dog sits attentively at the artist’s back. Sunlight falls from an unseen opening in the canopy onto the boulders, which glow caramel brown and slate gray, and trees curve up and over to enclose the artist and rocks. The scene is loosely painted in earthy greens, and brushstrokes are especially visible in the boulders and the vegetation making a screen in the background.
Artist
Französische Malerei 1809–1830
Date
1825/1830
Type
Painting
Medium
oil on paper
Dimensions
29 × 44 cm
Collection
National Gallery of Art, Washington
Licence
Public domain, CC0

Image description

Boulders hulk at the center of a dense forest in this horizontal landscape painting on paper. A clearing along the bottom edge of the composition leads to a person facing away from us while standing at an easel. One hand is lifted to the canvas or paper on the easel, and the person wears a light gray coat. A light brown dog sits attentively at the artist’s back. Sunlight falls from an unseen opening in the canopy onto the boulders, which glow caramel brown and slate gray, and trees curve up and over to enclose the artist and rocks. The scene is loosely painted in earthy greens, and brushstrokes are especially visible in the boulders and the vegetation making a screen in the background.

Französische Malerei 1809–1830