Who created "Sunset from the Forest of Fontainebleau"?

Sunset from the Forest of Fontainebleau was created by Théodore Rousseau in 1848.

What medium is "Sunset from the Forest of Fontainebleau"?

Sunset from the Forest of Fontainebleau is oil on paper over black chalk or conté crayon, laid down on canvas, on stretcher .

Is "Sunset from the Forest of Fontainebleau" in the public domain?

Yes, Sunset from the Forest of Fontainebleau is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Sunset from the Forest of Fontainebleau

Théodore Rousseau

1848

Medium

oil on paper over black chalk or conté crayon, laid down on canvas, on stretcher

Dimensions

overall: 32.2 x 45.9 cm (12 11/16 x 18 1/16 in.)

Classification

Drawing

Department

CG-E

Museum

National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

Credit

Gift of Helen Porter and James T. Dyke

Accession Number

2003.70.1

About the Artist

Théodore Rousseau · 1812–1867

Théodore Rousseau (1812–1867) was a French landscape painter and the leading figure of the Barbizon School, the group of artists who settled in the village of Barbizon near the Forest of Fontainebleau to paint directly from nature. Born in Paris, he showed precocious talent and studied under the academic painters Charles Rémond and Guillaume Guillon-Lethière, but quickly rejected classical landsca...

Sunset from the Forest of Fontainebleau

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