England, 18th century / c. 1782–1783
Rocky, Wooded Landscape with a Dell and Weir
The Cleveland Museum of Art catalogs Rocky, Wooded Landscape with a Dell and Weir as painting (England, 18th century · c. 1782–1783).
Gainsborough collected and was inspired by Dutch landscape painting.
A CLOSER LOOK
The museum identifies this painting as oil on canvas and credits Thomas Gainsborough (British, 1727–1788).
The museum's collection notes: In a sketchy manner, Gainsborough convincingly singled out the various elements comprising this sweeping landscape—meadow, rocks, trees—by only slightly varying colors and brushstrokes. At the same time, however, a great sense of unity prevails. Although the bulk of Gainsborough's artistic output was portraits, he insisted that landscape was his first love.
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