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Pierre Etienne Théodore Rousseau
The Cave1828-1830

Not on view
Vertical oil painting of a close-up rocky woodland outcrop with a dark cave-like recess, cracked stone face, and dense sunlit foliage filling the upper composition
Artist or Maker
Pierre Etienne Théodore Rousseau
France, 1812-1867
Title
The Cave
Place Made
France
Date Made
1828-1830
Medium
Oil on paper mounted on canvas
Dimensions
Canvas: 14 1/2 × 9 3/4 in. (36.83 × 24.77 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Frank Heller and the European Painting Acquisition Fund
Accession Number
M.90.17
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.