Crepuscule

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La Touche was not a member of the French Impressionist group, but his style was clearly influenced by their work. Like American impressionists, he used a more precise technique that created a striking, mosaic-like pattern on the surface of his works. This image of a fountain and pond at twilight ("crepuscule" is French for "twilight" or "dusk") likely depicts a scene in the gardens of Versailles, a favorite subject of the artist's in his later years.

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signature and S.C. in LR

Keywords

French
Impressionism
Landscapes
Painting
Pond
Reflected light
Trees
Water
Woods