The painting depicts a rural landscape from a distance, showing a hill, houses, and trees. At the bottom of the painting is a body of water with two green banks on either side. The water reflects the green surroundings. On the right, a grassy path with rocks cuts across the landscape. Behind the water is a hill in the distance, with several small buildings on its top. At the base of the hill are several small figures on a grassy field, perhaps a mixture of humans and animals. The colors are predominately shades of green and brown, with some hints of rusty orange. The sky takes up the top…
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Landscape in Auvergne

Henri-Joseph Harpignies (French, 1819 - 1916)

1870

Medium
oil on canvas
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
overall: 55.25 x 83.19 cm (21 3/4 x 32 3/4 in.) ; framed: 71.1 x 97.8 x 6 cm (28 x 38 1/2 x 2 3/8 in.)
Culture
French
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CF
Credit line
Gift of Ruth Carter Stevenson in memory of Philip Conisbee
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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