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It is likely that this picture was painted by a late nineteenth-century imitator of Theodore Rousseau and not by Rousseau himself. Some features of the painting – for example, the multi-directional brushwork of the sky and the delicate brushwork of the trees in background on the left – do recall landscapes painted by Rousseau. However, his landscapes are usually deserted. When he does include people, they never have the prominence of the three bathers we see here.
Unlike the lively confident brushwork of the background, the children themselves are crudely painted, and lines and dabs of thick dark paint have been used to add detail to their faces and clothing.
Title
Moonlight: The Bathers
Date
perhaps 1860s
Medium
Oil on canvas
Measurements
H 52.1 x W 67.3 cm
Accession number
NG3269
Acquisition method
Sir Hugh Lane Bequest, 1917
Work type
Painting
