Rousseau (French, 1812 – 1867) worked on the Normandy coast early in his career but also studied the sea on a visit to the Landes region in southwestern France in 1844. Here, he depicts a luminous view looking out across expansive marshes with sails visible on the horizon. Technical analysis of a cross section of this painting has demonstrated that Rousseau was using the recently discovered pigment emerald green. [Oil on panel, 41.7 x 56.7 cm] gandalfsgallery.blogspot.com/2011/11/theodore-rousseau-sw...