View of Saleve, near Geneva
Théodore Rousseau · 1834
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"View of Saleve, near Geneva" is a painting by Théodore Rousseau, executed in 1834. The artwork is an oil on paper, mounted to canvas, measuring 39 × 62 cm (15 3/8 × 24 3/8 in.). Its framed dimensions are 52.8 × 76.2 cm (20 3/4 × 30 in.). The piece is classified as a painting and belongs to the Department of Painting and Sculpture of Europe, representing French culture.
The painting was acquired through a prior gift from Henry Morgen, Ann G. Morgen, Meyer Wasser, and Ruth G. Wasser, and is held by the Art Institute of Chicago. No further provenance information is provided in the supplied data, and there is no record of it having been featured in exhibitions or literature.
Théodore Rousseau, a French painter active from 1812 to 1867, is known for his landscapes. Other holdings of his work include "The Forest in Winter at Sunset" (ca. 1846–67), "The Pond (La Mare)" (1855), and "A River in a Meadow" (ca. 1840), all at The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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The Forest in Winter at Sunset
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Sunset near Arbonne
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A River in a Meadow
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