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Théodore Rousseau — Leaving the Forest, Fontainebleau: Setting Sun
Théodore Rousseau

Leaving the Forest, Fontainebleau: Setting Sun

1851

Barbizon landscape painting captures the golden hour's transformative light as it filters through ancient trees, elevating plein air observation to poetic expression.

Medium
oil on fabric

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Théodore Rousseau, Leaving the Forest, Fontainebleau: Setting Sun, 1851

Barbizon landscape painting captures the golden hour's transformative light as it filters through ancient trees, elevating plein air observation to poetic expression.

Medium
oil on fabric
Year
1851
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Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

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