Well at the Side of a Road

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Artist: Adolphe Appian (French, 1818–1898)
Date: 1860s
Medium: oil on fabric
Dimensions: unframed: height 0.282 m, width 0.45 m
Origin: France, 19th century
Department: Modern European Painting and Sculpture
Holding institution: Cleveland Museum of Art
Palette: Press Black · Black family · #1C130C · 31%

Olive Ground · Yellow family · #3D2D15 · 18%

Hammered Copper Brown · Brown family · #775629 · 13%

Charred Umber · Black family · #1F1D0E · 11%

Sooted Timber · Brown family · #312213 · 9%

Olive Ground · Yellow family · #503D19 · 7%

Pine Needle · Green family · #232A12 · 5%

Golden Bole · Yellow family · #AA9064 · 3%

Press Black · Black family · #1D0F0E · 2%

Pine Needle · Green family · #505D2C · <1%

Burnt Umber Ground · Brown family · #682B04 · <1%

Lampblack · Black family · #0D0A0C · <1%

Pine Needle · Green family · #1B2D22 · <1%

Lampblack · Black family · #070301 · <1%

Sooted Timber · Brown family · #3D1402 · <1%

Kiln Ash · Gray family · #605847 · <1%

Iron Rosette · Red family · #862A23 · <1%

Mossed Limestone · Green family · #698672 · <1%

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Image provider: cleveland-museum-of-art
License: CC0-1.0
Credit: Bequest of Noah L. Butkin

9 tags

Landscapes Visual · 99%

The composition centers on an unpaved road bordered by dense trees and vegetation, receding into the background.
Rural Life Visual · 95%

The roadside well, unpaved road, woodland setting, bucket, and small human figures establish a rural environment.
Atmospheric Landscapes Visual · 81%

The distant opening is pale and softened beneath the dark tree canopy, producing a noticeable atmospheric recession.

Earth Tones Visual · 97%

Browns, ochers, muted greens, and warm soil tones dominate the road, foliage, well, and surrounding ground.
Dark Colors Visual · 94%

The canopy, tree trunks, and much of the foreground are rendered in deep shadow, giving the painting a predominantly dark tonal range.
Emphasis on Linear Perspective Visual · 82%

The road narrows and recedes from the foreground toward the central background, establishing a clear directional sense of depth.

Oil Painting Metadata · 99%

The Cleveland Museum of Art records the object as a painting executed in oil on fabric.

19th Century Art Metadata · 99%

The catalog dates the work to the 1860s, within the nineteenth century.

French Art Metadata · 98%

The catalog identifies the artist as French and gives the place of origin as France, nineteenth century.

Adolphe Appian (French, 1818–1898). Well at the Side of a Road. Cleveland Museum of Art.