In the Forest of Fontainebleau: Painters and Photographers from Corot to Monet

ISBN-10
0894683454
ISBN-13
9780894683459
Category
Fontainebleau, Forest of (France)
Pages
207
Language
English
Published
2008-01-01
Authors
Sarah Kennel, Kimberly A. Jones, Simon R. Kelly

Description

More than 100 works by artists such as Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot (1796-1875), Théodore Rousseau (1812-1867), Jean-François Millet (1814-1875), Claude Monet (1840-1926), Gustave Le Gray (1820-1884), and Eugène Cuvelier (1837-1900) explore the French phenomenon of plein-air (open-air) painting and photography in the region of Fontainebleau, a pilgrimage site for aspiring landscape artists. The forest also inspired a new school of landscape photography, as figures such as Gustave Le Gray and Eugène Cuvelier, working side by side with painters, explored the camera's potential to reveal nature in a fresh and unadorned manner. The exhibition also includes 19th-century artists' equipment and tourist ephemera.

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