Early Summer Morning in the Forest of Fontainebleau
Théodore Rousseau
€39,90
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- 380g/m² cotton canvas — certified museum quality
- Solid wood stretcher bar with 0.75” gallery wrap
- HD Giclée print — colour-true to the original
- Ready to hang — hanging hardware included
An Early Summer Morning in the Forest of Fontainebleau, painted probably in 1861 by Théodore Rousseau, exemplifies the Barbizon School's devotion to direct, sustained observation of the French landscape. Exhibited in Paris in 1867 under this title, the painting's identification was later forgotten, and it became known for decades simply as "A Path among the Rocks" before its original title was recovered.
Rousseau builds a lively, light-filled surface through delicate touches of translucent glazes, a technique characteristic of his mature style and his lifelong fascination with the forest of Fontainebleau, where he spent much of his career. The intimate scale and quiet, sun-dappled naturalism reflect the Barbizon painters' rejection of academic idealization in favor of a humble, closely observed communion with nature that would deeply influence the Impressionists who followed.
Held in the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, this museum-quality stretched canvas reproduction is printed on premium matte canvas and hand-wrapped around a solid 0.75-inch gallery wrap frame — ready to hang and built to last.
| Artist | Théodore Rousseau |
| Year | probably 1861 |
| Medium | Oil on wood |
| Dimensions | 15 x 23 5/8 in. (38.1 x 60 cm) |
| Collection | The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York |
| Movement | Realism |
