Jules Dupré
1811–1889 · 11 works
Jules Dupré made weather an active presence in landscape. Associated with the Barbizon painters, he often worked around L’Isle-Adam rather than limiting himself to the Forest of Fontainebleau. His early experience painting porcelain gave way to scenes of fields, trees, farms, and water. A visit to England brought him into contact with Constable’s landscape painting, encouraging his interest in movement and changing skies. Strong contrasts between illuminated clouds and darkened ground give familiar rural places an emotional charge, even when the human activity within them remains small.
11 works · 1811–1875
Compare a patch of bright sky with the darkest part of the ground. How does that contrast change the mood of the landscape?
