Image: National Museum of Fine Arts, Argentina, Buenos Aires
Théodore Rousseau’s ‘The Torrent’ has been selected as the Museum’s Artwork of the Day.
Nature is the protagonist of the work. Rousseau uses patches of white oil paint to depict the water in a wild state.
The post identifies Théodore Rousseau as a leading figure of the Barbizon School. The painting was acquired by Eduardo Schiaffino during his mission to Europe in 1906.
