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Edge of a Wood

ca. 1850
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 805
In this study, tonality and the dispersal of light are emphasized at the expense of detail. Aligny developed this distinctive approach to painting and drawing from nature in the 1820s, first alongside his companion Camille Corot in Italy and later in the Forest of Fontainebleau in his native France. The view seen here may have been sketched in the park of the château of Mortefontaine near Senlis, northeast of Paris, which Aligny visited in 1850 and 1851.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Edge of a Wood
  • Artist: Théodore Caruelle d'Aligny (French, Chaumes, Nièvre 1798–1871 Lyon)
  • Date: ca. 1850
  • Medium: Oil on canvas
  • Dimensions: 10 1/8 x 14 1/4 in. (25.7 x 36.2 cm)
  • Classification: Paintings
  • Credit Line: The Whitney Collection, Gift of Wheelock Whitney III, and Purchase, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles S. McVeigh, by exchange, 2003
  • Object Number: 2003.42.1
  • Curatorial Department: European Paintings

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View of the Quarries at Cervara, Théodore Caruelle d'Aligny French, Pen and brown ink over traces of graphite
View of the Quarries at Cervara
Théodore Caruelle d'Aligny
1834
Castello Colonna at Genazzano, Italy, Théodore Caruelle d'Aligny French, Pen and brown ink, over traces of graphite, on cream-colored laid paper
Castello Colonna at Genazzano, Italy
Théodore Caruelle d'Aligny
1835
Plateau de la Mare aux Fées (Forest of Fontainebleau), Théodore Caruelle d'Aligny French, Graphite
Plateau de la Mare aux Fées (Forest of Fontainebleau)
Théodore Caruelle d'Aligny
1854
Landscape with a Cave, Théodore Caruelle d'Aligny French, Oil on canvas
Landscape with a Cave
Théodore Caruelle d'Aligny
Landscape at Olevano, Théodore Caruelle d'Aligny French, Oil on paper, laid down on wood
Landscape at Olevano
Théodore Caruelle d'Aligny
1827 or ca. 1834–36

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