Photographic advances, expanding railway networks and increased access to drawing mediums led 19th-century artists to capture rural life in new ways. Following the recent gift of 130 drawings and photographs from the Karen B. Cohen collection, this exhibition at the Morgan Library and Museum in New York (16 June–22 October) explores how these developments encouraged French artists to reshape the landscape genre. Highlights include photographs by the Swiss-French lithographer Karl Bodmer, such as Young Peasant Woman Near a Haystack (c. 1880), alongside detailed studies in charcoal by Paul Heut. Find out more on the Morgan Library’s website.
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Bucherons dans leur Camp (c. 1875), Karl Bodmer. Morgan Library and Museum, New York
A Path Leading through Rocks and Trees Under a Brooding Sky (19th century), Narcisse Virgile Diaz de la Peña. Morgan Library and Museum, New York. Photo: Janny Chiu
Young Peasant Woman Near a Haystack (c. 1880), Karl Bodmer. Morgan Library and Museum, New York
Study for Forest of Fontainebleau, Hunters (c. 1866), Paul Huet. Morgan Library and Museum, New York. Photo: Janny Chiu