The Pond, 1837
Jules Dupréexpand_more
Oil on canvasexpand_more
Gift of Whitney and Betty MacMillanexpand_more 2015.84
On View in Gallery 321expand_more
This ideal landscape, based on an actual pasture the Limousin region of France, is a verdant oasis complete with clear pond, rolling hills, strong trees, and a calm sky with low clouds gliding above. The only indication of human involvement is the path at the side; otherwise, the scene and pasture belong to the cows –specifically a sturdy, muscular breed of cow native to this region. Jules Dupré was a prominent French landscape painter, who as influenced by his peers – Théodore Rousseau among them – and by 17th century Dutch landscape artists.
Details
- Title
- The Pond
- Artist Life
- Nantes, Pays de la Loire 1811–L’Isle-Adam, Ile-de-France 1889
- Role
- Artist
- Accession Number
- 2015.84
- Curator Approved
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