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Ravine in the Morvan, near Lormes, ca. 1840-45
Oil on canvas

Gift of the Forward Arts Foundation, 72.39

Sunlight - striking the bark of a tree, highlighting
a tuft of grass, or flooding the rocky side of the
stream - is an important element in this private
slice of nature. The intimate mood created in this
picture fits the artist's contemporary reputation
as a gentle and introspective painter of the
French countryside.