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The painting depicts a landscape with a field, trees, and a dramatic cloudy sky. Grass, rocks, and a group of large trees are visible in the center of the composition. Below the trees, there is a small shape that could be a person looking up. Farther back, there are some small triangular structures that might be houses. The brushstrokes are expressive and not much detail is visible in the smaller shapes. The grass and foliage are painted in earthy tones of brown, orange, and green, while the sky is blue with areas of thick gray and white clouds.

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The Old Oak

Jules Dupré (French, 1811 - 1889)

c. 1870

Medium: oil on canvas
Classification: Painting
Dimensions: overall: 32.1 x 41.5 cm (12 5/8 x 16 5/16 in.) ; framed: 55.3 x 64.8 x 8.3 cm (21 3/4 x 25 1/2 x 3 1/4 in.)
Culture: French
Museum: National Gallery of Art, CF
Credit line: Gift of R. Horace Gallatin
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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