Promenade in the Woods

Promenade in the Woods
Promenade in the Woods
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Artist
nationality
French
birth-death
1838-1917
Creation date
Collection
European
Materials
oil on canvas
Dimensions
60 x 106 in.
Currently On View
Location
Norb & Ruth Schaefer, Sr. and Norb & Carolyn Schaefer Jr. Gallery
Credit line
Gift of Judge and Mrs. Paul H. Buchanan, Jr.
Accession number
1983.185
Provenance

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Provenance Research is on-going at the Indianapolis Museum of Art, and information will be added to this record as research is completed. Please contact Annette Schlagenhauff, Assoc. Curator of Research, at aschlagenhauff@imamuseum.org with any questions.
Gallery Label

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Best known for his portraits of famous Parisians, Carolus-Duran also painted landscapes. This one, his first major work, shows his awareness of the Barbizon School. Courbet's influence is also apparent, especially in the broad sweeps of the palette knife and the sonorous greens and browns of forest shade. The canvas is probably set in Fontainebleau, the artist's favorite site during this period.

The relationship of the couple strolling in the forest is unclear. The woman, who appears to be wearing the garb of mourning, resembles the artist's mother.

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