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A Swamp in the Landes
Théodore Rousseauafter 1844
The Walters Art Museum
Baltimore, United States
Rousseau worked on the Normandy coast early in his career but also studied the sea on a visit to the Landes region in southwestern France in 1844. Here, he depicts a luminous view looking out across expansive marshes with sails visible on the horizon. Technical analysis of a cross section of this painting has demonstrated that Rousseau was using the recently discovered pigment emerald green.
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- Title: A Swamp in the Landes
- Creator: Théodore Rousseau (French, 1812-1867)
- Date Created: after 1844
- External Link: For more information about this and thousands of other works of art in the Walters Art Museum collection, please visit art.thewalters.org
- Roles: Artist: Théodore Rousseau (French, 1812-1867)
- Provenance: Boyard Collection [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Laurent-Richard Collection Sale, Paris, April 7, 1873, no. 51; Laurent Richard Collection Sale, Paris, 1886, no. 60; William. H. Fuller Sale, New York, 1898, no. 24; Isidor Wormser Sale, New York, American Art Association, 1917, no. 109; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1917, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
- Object Type: paintings
- Medium: oil on panel
- Inscriptions: [Signature] signed in red in lower left: Th. Rousseau
- Exhibitions: From Rye to Raphael: The Walters Story. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. 2014-2016., The Road to Impressionism: Barbizon Landscapes from the Walters Art Museum. The Dixon Gallery and Gardens, Memphis; The Frick Art & Historical Center, Pittsburgh. 2008-2009., 19th Century Masterpieces from the Walters Art Museum. Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Santa Barbara; Jack S. Blanton Museum of Art, Austin. 2010-2011., Salute to Belgium. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. 1980., The Road to Impressionism: Landscapes from Corot to Manet. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. 2004-2005., Before Monet: Landscape Painting in France and Impressionist Masters: Highlights from The Walters Collection. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. 1998.
- Dimensions: H: 16 7/16 x W: 22 5/16 in. (41.7 x 56.7 cm); Framed H: 30 1/16 x W: 36 1/8 x D: 6 1/8 in. (76.4 x 91.8 x 15.5 cm)
- Credit Line: Acquired by Henry Walters, 1917
- Classification: Painting & Drawing
- Accession Number: 37.991
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