A Woodland Fête

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Artist: Adolphe Monticelli (French, 1824–1886)
Date: c. 1853–1857 or c. 1862
Medium: oil on fabric
Dimensions: framed: height 0.74 m, width 1.235 m, depth 0.08 m; unframed: height 0.52 m, width 1.016 m
Origin: France, 19th century
Department: Modern European Painting and Sculpture
Holding institution: Cleveland Museum of Art
Palette: Sooted Timber · Brown family · #2A170A · 28%

Sooted Timber · Brown family · #371F0F · 23%

Sooted Timber · Brown family · #422714 · 13%

Sooted Timber · Brown family · #4B240A · 8%

Burnt Umber Ground · Brown family · #5B3615 · 7%

Charred Umber · Black family · #231A13 · 6%

Charred Umber · Black family · #221A0F · 5%

Raw Walnut · Brown family · #734C1D · 4%

Charred Umber · Black family · #1E1A0F · 4%

Raw Sienna Bank · Brown family · #9A6D2E · <1%

Burnt Umber Ground · Brown family · #662E06 · <1%

Charred Umber · Black family · #201D1A · <1%

Lampblack · Black family · #180D06 · <1%

Press Black · Black family · #181A13 · <1%

Sooted Timber · Brown family · #311814 · <1%

Carbon Ground · Black family · #251E1E · <1%

Vine Charcoal · Gray family · #5A4D44 · <1%

Burnt Sienna Wall · Orange family · #7B371F · <1%

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Image provider: cleveland-museum-of-art
License: CC0-1.0
Credit: Gift of Alfred W. Kleinbaum

11 tags

Parties and Celebrations Both · 95%

The title identifies a fête, and the image shows a large social gathering outdoors in a wooded setting.
Human Figure Visual · 99%

Numerous standing and seated human figures occupy the center and right portions of the composition, with additional figures in the boat and distance.
Landscapes and Waterscapes Visual · 97%

Trees, dense foliage, open ground, and a visible body of water establish a wooded landscape beside a waterscape.

Dark Colors Visual · 98%

Deep browns and other low-key tones dominate the image, with localized warm highlights in the garments, figures, and water.
Earth Tones Visual · 94%

Brown, ochre, amber, and muted green tones form much of the painting’s subdued palette.
Dense Composition Visual · 91%

Overlapping figures, dark foliage, and multiple spatial zones create a visually full and concentrated composition.

Painting Both · 99%

The image is visibly a painting, and the museum classifies the work as Painting.
Oil Painting Metadata · 99%

The museum identifies the medium as oil on fabric.
Large Brushstrokes/Loose Brushwork Visual · 88%

The surface uses broad, soft, irregular strokes and indistinct edges to describe foliage, garments, and figures.

19th Century Art Metadata · 99%

The catalog dates the work to approximately 1853–1857 or 1862, within the nineteenth century.

French Art Metadata · 99%

The artist is identified as French and the place of origin is recorded as France.

Adolphe Monticelli (French, 1824–1886). A Woodland Fête. Cleveland Museum of Art.