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Artist or Maker: Théodore Rousseau (French, 1812-1867)

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Description: Théodore Rousseau (French, 1812-1867) The Forest at Fontainebleau signed with initials 'TH. R' (lower right) oil on panel 11¾ x 15½ in. (29.9 x 39.3 cm.)

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Notes: I also heard to voices of the trees this whole world of flora lived as deaf-mutes whose signs I devined and whose passions I uncovered: I wanted to talk with them and to be able to tell myself, by this other language - painting - that I had put my finger on the secret of their majesty.SalonThe Forest at Fontainebleau