Mountain Landscape at Sunset (1765)
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Fragonard is mostly known for the Rococo — pink skin, silk, aristocrats on swings. But he also made landscapes throughout his career, and they look nothing like the work that made him famous. Mountain Landscape at Sunset is one of them. A heavy dark tree leans into a glowing sky, its rough form set against clouds lit from within by fading light, while the land rolls away in warm browns and muted greens. The brushwork is loose enough that the landscape never fully settles into detail.