The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of December 18, 2025

The Oak Tree

19th century

imitator of Théodore Rousseau

(French, 1812–1867)
France, 19th century
oil on paper mounted on wood panel
Unframed: 26.4 x 28.6 cm (10 3/8 x 11 1/4 in.)
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade 1916.1052
Location: Not on view
  • Possibly Goupil Paris/New York (according to label on reverse). Terms collection, Liège. Galerie Delmonico, Paris, New York. Bought from them in 1892 by Mr. and Mrs. Jeptha Wade, Cleveland. Given to the CMA in 1916.
  • Argencourt, Louise d', and Roger Diederen. Catalogue of Paintings. Pt. 4. European Paintings of the 19th Century. Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1974. Mentioned and reproduced: P. 565-566, Vol. II, no. 199
  • Cleveland, Hickcox Building. Cleveland Art Loan Exhibition (1894), no. 108.
    Barbizon School. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (January 24-March 3, 1963).
    35th Anniversary Exhibition. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 20-September 30, 1951).
    19th and 20th Century French Art and Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Loans. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 22-September 1, 1943).
    French Drawings and Watercolors from French Public and Private Collections. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (January 6-February 15, 1942).
    Cleveland, Kinney and Levan Building. Illustrated Catalogue of the Cleveland Art Loan Exposition under the Auspices of the Cleveland School of Art (1913), no. 152c.
  • {{cite web|title=The Oak Tree|url=false|author=Théodore Rousseau|year=19th century|access-date=18 December 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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