A Swamp in the Landes, Théodore Rousseau, after 1844

Rousseau worked on the normandy coast early in his career but also studied the sea on a visit to the landes region in southwestern france in 1844. Here, he depicts a luminous view looking out across expansive marshes with sails visible on the horizon. Technical analysis of a cross section of this painting has demonstrated that rousseau was using the recently discovered pigment emerald green. Object Type: painting. Date: after 1844. Place of creation: Bordeaux, France. Dimensions: height: 41.7 cm (16.4 in); width: 56.7 cm (22.3 in); Framed height: 76.5 cm (30.1 in); width: 91.4 cm (36 in); depth: 15.5 cm (6.1 in). Medium: oil on panel. Collection: Walters Art Museum. Théodore Rousseau - A Swamp in the Landes - Walters 37991