Landscape with Watermill
Jean Jacques de Boissieu
1785–1795
- Medium
- Brown ink wash and point of brush with graphite underdrawing on cream wove paper
- Dimensions
- Overall: 20.3 x 24.1 cm (8 x 9 1/2 in.)
- Genre
- drawing
- Museum
- Cleveland Museum of Art
Styles
Tags
France, 18th century
About
Boissieu’s pastoral landscapes are characterized by meticulous detail and sensitive variations in light and shadow skillfully created with brush and wash. Largely self-taught, Boissieu drew inspiration from the watermills, windmills, and rustic figures in Dutch art and the countryside around Lyon where he lived all his life.
