The Valley of Arconville  1887

by Theodore Robinson

One of the first American artists to paint in Giverny, France, Theodore Robinson assimilated the teachings of the region’s most famous resident, Claude Monet, in his vibrant compositions. Using layered, broken brushwork, Robinson foregrounded the slope of the hill, leading the eye from the figure at right across the Valley of Arconville beyond. Capturing the effects of lig...
Size: 
45.8 × 55.7 cm (18 × 21 7/8 in.)
Medium: 
Oil on canvas
Credit: 
Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago