Rivière sous bois
Classification
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Gift of Samuel P. Avery
Accession Number
1898-6-67
About this artwork
Research in Progress
Art Historical Context
**Riviè re sous bois** (River under the Woods), created around 1880 by French artist Adolphe-Martialémont (1828–1883), the serene beauty of nature in a classic landscape print. Potémont, active during the late Romantic and early Impressionist eras, specialized in evocative scenes of the French countryside, often rendered through the delicate lines of printmaking. Though the exact medium remains under research, its classification as a print highlights 19th-century fascination with reproductive techniques like etching or lithography, which allowed artists to share intimate views of nature with w...