Provenance

Antonio Santamarina

Argentinean, born c. 1880

Explore selected works

Henri Rousseau, Self-Portrait, 1895, pen and brown ink on brown wove paper, Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon, 1995.47.66

Self-Portrait

Henri Rousseau · 1895 · pen and brown ink on brown wove paper ·  Accession ID  1995.47.66

Painted in mostly in jewel tones of topaz and aquamarine blue, and sage, spring, and pine green, a meadow is enclosed by a wooden fence, against a landscape of gently rolling hills under a vibrant sky in this horizontal painting. The scene is loosely painted with visible brushstrokes. Touches of white, cotton candy-pink, ruby-red, and azure-blue paint in the long grasses close to us could be wildflowers. A few swipes of straw yellow and pale and lapis blue could represent two people, standing and kneeling, in the field close to the fence. The rickety fence starts at the right edge of the canvas and extends into the distance, angling away from us to our left. Rolling hills beyond are a patchwork of emerald green and caramel brown, and are dotted with trees with full, dark green canopies. One brown building sits on the crest of a hill to our right of center. The horizon comes about halfway up this picture, and the turquoise-colored sky is dotted with white puffs of clouds. The artist signed and dated the painting in the lower right corner, “Sisley 75.”
Alfred Sisley, Meadow, 1875, oil on canvas, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Collection, 1970.17.83

Meadow

Alfred Sisley · 1875 · oil on canvas ·  Accession ID  1970.17.83

Bibliography

1942

  • Santamarina, Antonio. "My Pleasure in Collecting." Magazine of Art 35 (February 1932):52+

1965

  • Tableaux, dessins et bronzes français dans la collection de Monsieur Antonio Santamarina. London, 1965.