"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.
Connections: Country
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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Asher Brown Durand
1853
Henri-Edmond Cross (Henri-Edmond Delacroix)
ca. 1904
Camille Pissarro
second half 19th century
Constant Troyon
1825–65
Perugino (Pietro di Cristoforo Vannucci)
1489–90
Paul Cézanne
1882–85
Camille Corot
1832 or 1833
Camille Corot
ca. 1871–74
Gustave Courbet
ca. 1865
Gustave Courbet
1864
Gustave Courbet
probably mid-1850s
Vincent van Gogh
1888
Jean-François Millet
ca. 1874
Jean-François Millet
probably 1856–57
Camille Pissarro
1874
Camille Pissarro
1891–92
Camille Pissarro
probably 1878
Alfred Sisley
probably 1879
Gustave Courbet
1851–52
Camille Pissarro
1881