Landscape with Trees
1840s
David Cox captured this breezy, windswept cluster of trees with rapid, energetic strokes that make the foliage look like it's rustling in a strong wind. Created in the 1840s, this sketch reveals why Cox is often celebrated as a grandfather of Impressionism—he was obsessed with capturing the fleeting effects of light and weather long before the famous French movement took off. Instead of polished, studio-perfect details, he gave viewers the raw, immediate feeling of standing in a wild, open landscape, proving that a quick sketch could hold just as much power as a finished masterpiece.
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