Keywords: Paul Désiré Trouillebert - Landscape - Walters 372622.jpg Walters Art Museum artwork Q18749498 Creator Paul Désiré Trouillebert en Trouillebert studied with mid-19th century figure painters A A E Hébert and C F Jalabert producing genre scenes and portraits before turning to landscapes His later works were strongly influenced by the tonal paintings of Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot the master who worked at Ville d'Avray Trouillebert painted on the banks of the Oise Vienne and Loire rivers in France continuing the traditions of the Barbizon landscape painters This landscape strongly resembling the works of Corot depicts a tranquil scene along a river Several large dark trees dominate the foreground and a figure rests in their shade on the grassy bank A smaller tree on the right contrasts with the soft blue of the sky and the wispy white clouds century 19 Oil on canvas cm 71 5 91 5 accession number 37 2622 27275 Mrs Marcelle J von Mayer-Denues Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Bequest of Mrs Marcelle J von Mayer-Denues 1985 Trouillebert signature lower right ~ Before Monet Landscape Painting in France and Impressionist Masters Highlights from The Walters Collection The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1998 The Road to Impressionism Barbizon Landscapes from the Walters Art Museum The Dixon Gallery and Gardens Memphis; The Frick Art Historical Center Pittsburgh 2008-2009 place of origin France Walters Art Museum license 2D Paul Désiré Trouillebert French paintings in the Walters Art Museum Landscape paintings |