A garden pavilion in a forested landscape
Medium
Oil on canvas; mounted on blue paper
Dimensions
Overall: 14 13/16 x 10 7/16 in. (37.7 x 26.5 cm) image: 10 1/4 x 7 1/2 in. (26 x 19 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Dodge Fund, 1967
Accession Number
67.827.273
Tags
Art Historical Context
This charming oil painting by Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise and Eugène-Pierre Gourdet invites viewers into a serene 19th-century garden scene. Created between 1830 and 1897, the work depicts a delicate pavilion nestled amid lush trees and foliage, where architecture harmoniously blends with the natural world. The composition captures the romantic appeal of private retreats in forested landscapes, reflecting the era’s growing fascination with nature as a source of tranquility and inspiration. Executed in oil on canvas and mounted on blue paper, the piece occupies an intriguing space between pa...
About the Artist
Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise|Eugène-Pierre Gourdet · 1897–1897
Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, born Jules Lachaise on September 2, 1836, in Paris, emerged as a prominent French painter and draughtsman specializing in lavish interior decorations during the Second Empire and beyond. Little is known about his early life and formal training, though he married Berthe Gourdet in 1866, forging a close professional partnership with her brother, the decorator Eugène-Pi...