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The Marsh

A work made of oil on canvas.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of oil on canvas.

Date:

1840

Artist:

Constant Troyon (French, 1810–1865)

About this artwork

Small figures of washerwomen cleaning their clothing in a marsh and laying them out to dry animate this bucolic landscape, along with a few animals. As a member of the Barbizon School—an artistic group that often worked in Fontainebleau, a forest outside Paris—Constant Troyon was interested in scenes of everyday rural life that emphasized nature’s inherent drama. He was known for his depictions of sky, which capture atmosphere and light through a free, painterly technique that later inspired the Impressionists, including Claude Monet.

Status

On View, Gallery 222

Department

Painting and Sculpture of Europe

Artist

Constant Troyon

Title

The Marsh

Place

France (Artist's nationality:)

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1840

Medium

Oil on canvas

Inscriptions

Inscribed: C. Troyon (lower left); Mr. Levaigneur 1840 (inside of original frame)

Dimensions

93 × 140 cm (36 1/2 × 55 in.); Framed: 122 × 169 cm (48 × 66 1/2 in.)

Credit Line

Purchased with funds provided by David and Mary Winton Green

Reference Number

1996.649

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