The image depicts a landscape with a high vantage point, showing a valley below. The horizon line is high in the frame, marked by dark trees against a lighter sky. In the foreground, there are rocks, grasses, and shrubs. In the middle ground, three small black figures are visible on a path or clearing. The landscape is depicted with expressive lines, suggesting movement in the fields. The color scheme is monochromatic, with varying shades of black and grey on an off-white background.

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Paysage (Landscape)

Paul Sérusier (French, 1863 - 1927)

1895

Medium: lithograph printed in black-blue on heavy Japan paper
Classification: Portfolio
Dimensions: image: 23.2 x 21.7 cm (9 1/8 x 8 9/16 in.) ; sheet: 38 x 28.2 cm (14 15/16 x 11 1/8 in.)
Culture: French
Museum: National Gallery of Art, CG-E
Credit line: Virginia and Ira Jackson Collection, gift in memory of Virginia H. Jackson
Rights: Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it: Little Ones profiles and older: it shows gentle subjects for the very young. How works are placed

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