Style of Georges Michel, 'Landscape with Trees, Buildings and a Road', possibly 1830s-1840s
About the work
Overview
A track runs past a cottage into the distance. In the right background the roof of a further cottage is visible, and in the distance are a small clump of trees and a further cluster of houses. The foremost cottage is enclosed by a fence of logs and flanked by trees. This landscape is painted on two sheets of paper mounted onto canvas. The sky on the left side, while featureless, is painted more thickly than that on the right, where the thin paint is overlaid with storm clouds in thicker grey paint.
This treatment of the sky is typical of Michel’s work. Further elements, such as the trees and humble buildings, also feature frequently in his paintings and are ultimately inspired by Dutch seventeenth-century landscapists. However, the handling is uneven overall, and it is only possible to associate this painting with Michel, rather than to say it is definitely by him.
Key facts
Details
- Full title
- Landscape with Trees, Buildings and a Road
- Artist
- Style of Georges Michel
- Artist dates
- 1763 - 1843
- Date made
- possibly 1830s-1840s
- Medium and support
- oil on paper
- Dimensions
- 44.5 × 68.6 cm
- Acquisition credit
- Bought (Lewis Fund), 1908
- Inventory number
- NG2258
- Location
- Not on display
- Collection
- Main Collection
Provenance
Additional information
Text extracted from the ‘Provenance’ section of the catalogue entry in Sarah Herring, ‘National Gallery Catalogues: The Nineteenth Century French Paintings’, vol. 1, ‘The Barbizon School’, London 2019; for further information, see the full catalogue entry.
Bibliography
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1957Martin Davies, National Gallery Catalogues: French School, 2nd edn (revised), London 1957
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1970Davies, Martin, and Cecil Gould, National Gallery Catalogues: French School: Early 19th Century, Impressionists, Post-Impressionists etc., London 1970
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2001
C. Baker and T. Henry, The National Gallery: Complete Illustrated Catalogue, London 2001
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2019Herring, Sarah, National Gallery Catalogues: The Nineteenth Century French Paintings, 1, The Barbizon School, London 2019
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