Théodore Rousseau

Oak from Rocks

1861 · Etching on ivory laid paper · Image: 12.5 × 16.8 cm (4 15/16 × 6 5/8 in.); Plate: 13.4 × 20.8 cm (5 5/16 × 8 1/4 in.); Sheet: 20.2 × 28.5 cm (8 × 11 1/4 in.)

Oak from Rocks, Rousseau, 1861
Art Institute of Chicago

Rousseau, Oak from Rocks, 1861. Etching on ivory laid paper.

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  • Pick one branch at the trunk and follow it to the twigs without losing it.
  • Count the forks between trunk and the thinnest visible twig.

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