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Pierre Etienne Théodore Rousseau
Edge of the Forest, Sun Settingcirca 1845-1846

Not on view
Oil painting landscape with a single tall tree silhouetted against a coral and gray sunset sky, scrubby terrain in deep browns and blacks
Artist or Maker
Pierre Etienne Théodore Rousseau
France, 1812-1867
Title
Edge of the Forest, Sun Setting
Place Made
France
Date Made
circa 1845-1846
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
Frame: 27 × 36 × 5 in. (68.58 × 91.44 × 12.7 cm) 16 1/4 × 24 3/4 in. (41.28 × 62.87 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by William Randolph Hearst Collection by exchange
Accession Number
86.1
Classification
Paintings
Collecting Area
European Painting and Sculpture
Selected Bibliography
  • Allan, Scott, and Édouard Kopp. Unruly Nature: the Landscapes of Théodore Rousseau. Los Angeles: J. Paul Getty Museum, 2016.