Huis bij een weg met bomen

About this artwork

hoogte 165 mm x breedte 102 mm

Art Historical Context

Georges Michel (1773–1843) was a French landscape painter whose quiet depictions of the countryside helped bridge 18th-century Dutch traditions with the emerging naturalism of the 19th century. “Huis bij een weg met bomen” (“House by a Road with Trees”) is a modest work on paper, only 165 by 102 millimeters, that presents a simple rural motif: a modest dwelling set beside a tree-lined path. Though the exact date of execution is unknown, the drawing reflects Michel’s lifelong interest in the unassuming beauty of the French countryside. Because it is executed on paper rather than canvas, the pi...

About the Artist

Georges Michel · 1763–1843

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