Probably by Jean Joseph Xavier Bidauld, Buildings by a Weir in a Mountainous Valley
Key facts
Full title | Buildings by a Weir in a Mountainous Valley |
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Artist | Probably by Jean Joseph Xavier Bidauld |
Artist dates | 1758 - 1846 |
Date made | around 1800 |
Medium and support | Oil on paper laid on board |
Dimensions | 30.5 × 35.2 cm |
Acquisition credit | The Gere Collection, on long-term loan to the National Gallery |
Inventory number | L800 |
Location | Not on display |
Image copyright | The Gere Collection, on long-term loan to the National Gallery, © Private collection 2000. Used by permission |
Collection | Main Collection |
Buildings by a Weir in a Mountainous Valley
Probably by Jean Joseph Xavier Bidauld
In this subtle depiction of rushing water in a mountainous valley, with what are possibly mill buildings tucked behind the trees, the steep, densely wooded hills spill down to the water's edge. The hillsides are painted with small, sometimes feathery brushstrokes, often seeming to delineate every leaf.
There is no agreement on the attribution of this painting. The French painter Bidauld has been suggested because he repeatedly painted fast-moving mountain streams.
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Buildings by a Weir in a Mountainous Valley
Probably by Jean Joseph Xavier Bidauld
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