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Collection Online as of May 1, 2026

A horizontal gouache drawing depicts a rugged mountain landscape. In the center foreground, figures lead a horse-drawn wagon along a dirt path. To the right, a waterfall cascades over jagged, light-colored rocks into foaming water. Large, dark cliffs topped with dark green evergreens frame the left. In the background, pale blue mountains rise behind misty clouds under a light gray sky. Tiny birds are silhouetted against the hazy peaks.

Torrent and Waterfall in the Alps

1792

Louis Bélanger

(French, 1756–1816)
France, 18th century
gouache
Sheet: 62.8 x 97 cm (24 3/4 x 38 3/16 in.)
Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. Whitehill Art Purchase Endowment Fund 1996.251
Location: Not on view
  • Private Collection, England (verbal comminucation from dealer); (sold to Cailleux, Paris)
  • Cleveland Museum of Art, “Rare Korean Screen Painting, Important Baroque Drawing, Sheeler Drawing Join the Museum Collection,” October 10, 1996, Cleveland Museum of Art Archives. archive.org
  • {{cite web|title=Torrent and Waterfall in the Alps|url=false|author=Louis Bélanger|year=1792|access-date=01 May 2026|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1996.251