Description
The Bodmer Oak: Branches Above a Russet Forest Floor
The oak’s dark trunk stands to the right of centre, splitting into branches that reach across the upper canvas. Blue sky shows between the leaves. Pale trunks deeper in the forest provide narrow vertical lines beside the much broader oak.
Russet leaves cover the ground around its base. Patches of yellow and green foliage sit above this brown foreground. The Met connects the fallen leaves with Monet’s stay in Fontainebleau towards its end in October 1865.
The tree takes its name from the Swiss painter Karl Bodmer, who exhibited a view of it in 1850. Monet’s oil on canvas belongs to The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. The forest setting and the oak’s spreading shape distinguish this work from his later garden paintings.
The Hand-Painted Edition and the Print
A studio artist paints our principal edition in oil on canvas, following the oak, surrounding trunks and leaf-covered ground in the reference. A canvas art print is available as an alternative. Its brushmarks are part of the printed image rather than raised paint.
Choose a Landscape Size
All sizes preserve the landscape proportions. The original-size reference is not the largest reproduction offered. Start with the size selector, then choose a presentation available for that size and medium: rolled canvas, stretched canvas, or a thin or thick frame. The oak’s dark trunk and russet foreground give you specific colours to compare with your wall and furniture.
