Study of an Oak Tree by Théodore Rousseau (1857) | Artnap

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Charcoal and chalk drawing of a large oak tree above dense shrubs and a path, with cloudy sky behind.

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A charcoal and white chalk drawing on tan paper shows a large, densely branched oak tree rising above a tangle of shrubs and grasses. Patches of light and cloud are rendered in pale strokes across the sky, and a path runs along the lower foreground. The study is attributed to Théodore Rousseau and dated 1857.

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Date

1857

Medium

Print

Museum

Wikimedia Commons

License

Public domain

Themes

Landscapes, Trees

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