Jules Dupré - Sunset on the Coast - Walters 37120
Summary
Dupré concentrated on marine painting during the last twenty years of his life. He acquired a house at Cayeux in 1865, returning annually. These late paintings are characterized by low horizons, intense colors, and thick, impasto effects. Here, the golden orb of the sun silhouettes the fishing boats and is dramatically reflected in the clouds above.
Jules Dupre (1811—1889) was a French painter, one of the chief members of the Barbizon school of landscape painters. If Corot stands for the lyric and Rousseau for the epic aspect of the poetry of nature, Dupré is the exponent of his tragic and dramatic aspects.
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Date
1870
Source
Walters Art Museum
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