Connections: Country

Paper conservator Valerie Faivre brings a French perspective on country scenes, scenes which are disappearing as more and more land is developed.

September 26, 2011

4 min. watch

"I feel strongly rooted to my region. I know the land and I know the people."

Paper conservator Valerie Faivre brings a French perspective on country scenes, scenes which are disappearing as more and more land is developed.

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High Point: Shandaken Mountains, Asher Brown Durand American, Oil on canvas, American — High Point: Shandaken Mountains
Asher Brown Durand
1853

Landscape, Henri-Edmond Cross (Henri-Edmond Delacroix) French, Watercolor and crayon on paper — Landscape
Henri-Edmond Cross (Henri-Edmond Delacroix)
ca. 1904

Landscape, Camille Pissarro French, Watercolor over black chalk — Landscape
Camille Pissarro
second half 19th century

Landscape, Constant Troyon French, Watercolor — Landscape
Constant Troyon
1825–65

Landscape (recto); Landscape (verso), Perugino (Pietro di Cristoforo Vannucci) Italian, Brush and brown wash, highlighted with white gouache, on gray-green prepared paper (recto); pen and brown ink on unprepared off-white paper (verso) — Landscape (recto); Landscape (verso)
Perugino (Pietro di Cristoforo Vannucci)
1489–90

Mont Sainte-Victoire and the Viaduct of the Arc River Valley, Paul Cézanne French, Oil on canvas — Mont Sainte-Victoire and the Viaduct of the Arc River Valley
Paul Cézanne
1882–85

Fontainebleau: Oak Trees at Bas-Bréau, Camille Corot French, Oil on paper, laid down on wood — Fontainebleau: Oak Trees at Bas-Bréau
Camille Corot
1832 or 1833

A Woman Gathering Faggots at Ville-d'Avray, Camille Corot French, Oil on canvas — A Woman Gathering Faggots at Ville-d'Avray
Camille Corot
ca. 1871–74

The Deer, Gustave Courbet French, Oil on canvas — The Deer
Gustave Courbet
ca. 1865

The Source of the Loue, Gustave Courbet French, Oil on canvas — The Source of the Loue
Gustave Courbet
1864

View of Ornans, Gustave Courbet French, Oil on canvas — View of Ornans
Gustave Courbet
probably mid-1850s

The Flowering Orchard, Vincent van Gogh Dutch, Oil on canvas — The Flowering Orchard
Vincent van Gogh
1888

Haystacks: Autumn, Jean-François Millet French, Oil on canvas — Haystacks: Autumn
Jean-François Millet
ca. 1874

Woman with a Rake, Jean-François Millet French, Oil on canvas — Woman with a Rake
Jean-François Millet
probably 1856–57

A Cowherd at Valhermeil, Auvers-sur-Oise, Camille Pissarro French, Oil on canvas — A Cowherd at Valhermeil, Auvers-sur-Oise
Camille Pissarro
1874

Two Young Peasant Women, Camille Pissarro French, Oil on canvas — Two Young Peasant Women
Camille Pissarro
1891–92

Côte des Grouettes, near Pontoise, Camille Pissarro French, Oil on canvas — Côte des Grouettes, near Pontoise
Camille Pissarro
probably 1878

The Road from Versailles to Louveciennes, Alfred Sisley British, Oil on canvas — The Road from Versailles to Louveciennes
Alfred Sisley
probably 1879

Young Ladies of the Village, Gustave Courbet French, Oil on canvas — Young Ladies of the Village
Gustave Courbet
1851–52

The Harvest, Pontoise (La Récolte, Pontoise), Camille Pissarro French, Oil on canvas — The Harvest, Pontoise (La Récolte, Pontoise)
Camille Pissarro
1881