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Théodore Rousseau

94 works

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Painting of an autumn forest with rust-colored trees, a seated figure in a hat, and a stream in the foreground.

Autumn at St. Jean de Paris, Forest of Fontainebleau

1846

Panoramic painting of a green valley, lake, and snow-capped Alpine peaks with Mont Blanc under a blue sky.

View of Mont Blanc, Seen from La Faucille

1865

Dark painted landscape with a large central tree, a pond, grazing cows, and a cloudy sky, in an ornate gold frame.

Landscape with Cows

1850

Oil landscape of tall trees, a thatched hut, and a puddle under a cloudy sky, by Théodore Rousseau.

The Colliers´ Hut in the Forest of Fontainebleau

1855

Sketch of a quarry with wooden sheds, layered earth cliffs, poplar trees and a pen drawing of an arch at left.

A Quarry

1827

Painting of tall ancient oak trees in a forest with a tiny figure on a path and a pale blue sky.

The Great Oaks of Old Bas-Bréau

1864

Monochrome painting of rocky hills, a winding stream in the foreground, and a pale open sky above a distant plain.

Landscape with Hills

Brown ink drawing of a fisherman seated by a river beneath a large tree, with reflections in still water and a hazy sky.

The Fisherman (The Fisherman)

c. 1840-45

Painted landscape of a village with roofs and trees on a hillside, overlooking a valley under a cloudy sky.

A Village in a Valley

late 1820s

Brown ink drawing of a river winding past a forest edge, with tree stumps in the foreground and a small cottage beyond.

The Loing River at the Edge of the Forest of Fontainebleau

about 1830

Pencil sketch of a forest path lined with gnarled trees, with a winding river and distant town on the right.

Forest in Boisrémond (recto); Cottage in a Forest (verso)

1842

Grey ink drawing of wind-bent trees beside a pond with an open field and cloudy sky beyond.

Landscape with a Pond

ca. 1850

Brown wash landscape of a leafy tree and bare branches above a rocky riverbank with still water and a distant figure.

Landscape

1836

Etched landscape of an open plain with trees, shrubs, a distant village, and cumulus clouds under a broad sky.

Le Plaine de La Plante à Biau

plate 1862; print 1921

Graphite sketch of steep rocky cliffs and a ridge with a small ruined tower under a pale sky.

Cliffs of Malbec at Mont-Dore, the Auvergne

ca. 1830

Watercolor of golden wheatfields beside a dirt path leading toward a distant village under a pale, cloudy sky.

Wheatfields

1865

Charcoal sketch of bare trees rising above dense grasses and undergrowth in a wooded thicket.

Trees in a Thicket

1845

Pencil drawing of a grove of trees beside a river, with a hazy meadow and distant trees receding into a pale sky.

Landscape (A Grove of Trees Standing Near a River)

1828-67

Pencil sketch of a dilapidated barn, a round silo, and a cart wheel in a dirt farmyard with hills behind.

Farmyard in Normandy

ca. 1831

Pencil sketch of several fishing boats with masts and rigging beached on a shore, with rowboats in the foreground.

Fishing Boats at Granville

c. 1851-52

Etching of a dense cluster of trees and rocks on open ground under a hatched, cloudy sky.

Vue du Plateau de Bellecroix

1848-1849

Pencil sketch of two women talking in a shadowed doorway beneath a wooden balcony, with steps and a figure on the left.

Two Women Talking in a Doorway

1830-31

Pen drawing over a grid of an alleyway between old houses with scaffolding, a crate, and cobblestones.

An Alleyway between Houses

1858

Etching of a rocky landscape with leaning trees, boulders, grass in the foreground and a distant village at left.

Le Cerisier de la Plante a Biau

1855

Pencil sketch of sheep gathered before a farmhouse, with bare trees and figures among the animals.

A Flock of Sheep before a Farmhouse

1812

Pencil sketch of women carrying bundles of stalks past a bending gleaner, with tall trees in the background.

Gleaners

1812

Pencil sketch of a landscape with clustered trees, a seated figure on a bank at right, and hatched sky.

Landscape I

1812

Pencil landscape sketch of trees and a field, with a large tree trunk on the right edge, on tan paper.

Landscape II

1812

Pen and wash landscape with large trees on the left, three small figures and a dog in the foreground, and rolling hills.

A Landscape with Three Figures and a Dog

1812

Pencil drawing of rocky ground, boulders and shrubs in a forest clearing with trees in the distance.

Felsen im Wald von Fontainebleau

1863