Caption

Forest scene with boulders, Landscapes with villages and forest, Le village et les bois, print, Series number, 29, stamp: 'Ch. Fouraut & Fils, éditeurs, Rue St. André des Arts, no. 47, Paris.', printmaker: Armand Théophile Cassagne, Paris, publisher: Fouraut & fils, Ch., 1872, paper, tone lithography, height 442 mm x width 315 mm, forest, wood, rocks, A dense forest scene rendered in dark charcoal tones with tall, slender tree trunks rising from a shadowed foreground; the canopy forms a textured mass of foliage that fills the upper portion of the image while lighter areas behind the trunks create a sense of depth; rocks and uneven ground occupy the foreground, with a prominent rounded boulder and scattered smaller stones; thin, winding saplings and thin branches are visible among the larger trunks, and patches of low vegetation and ferns grow on the sloping rocky surfaces; the overall mood is dim and heavily shaded, with contrast between the dark trees and the paler light filtering through the background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B12_438

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50.8Mb (8.4Mb) / 12.0in x 16.5in / 3593 x 4940 (300dpi)

Keywords

Forest scene boulders Landscapes villages forest Le village et les bois print Series number 29 stamp Ch Fouraut & Fils éditeurs Rue St André des Arts no 47 Paris printmaker Armand Théophile Cassagne publisher Fouraut & fils 1872 paper tone lithography height 442 mm x width 315 mm wood rocks dense forest scene rendered dark charcoal tones tall slender tree trunks rising shadowed foreground canopy forms textured mass foliage fills upper portion image lighter areas trunks create sense depth uneven ground occupy foreground prominent rounded boulder scattered smaller stones thin winding saplings thin branches visible larger trunks patches low vegetation ferns grow sloping rocky surfaces mood dim heavily shaded contrast dark trees paler light filtering background