Not currently on view
In the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland · as of August 2026
FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG
After an initial phase of classically influenced landscape painting, Dillis’s work achieved a newfound naturalism and freedom. He based this close-up view of a thicket on direct observation of nature. Dillis’s dense network of lines form a filigree-like pattern of trees and foliage. One of only two etchings that Dillis published during his lifetime, this informal composition and its loose style reveal the influence of Jacob van Ruisdael, a Dutch landscapist of the 17th century. In addition to being an artist, Dillis was an outstanding connoisseur and assembled a large print collection of his own. He became one of the first great German museum directors whose impact on the history of art was enormous.
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Alphonse Legros (French, 1837–1911) — A Woodland Study
Francis Seymour Haden (British, 1818–1910) — Early Morning, 
Alphonse Legros (French, 1837–1911) — In the Forest at Conte
Rodolphe Bresdin (French, 1822–1885) — The Stream
Maxime Lalanne (French, 1827–1886) — The Garret
John Crome (British, 1768–1821) — Back of the Mills
Francis Seymour Haden (British, 1818–1910) — The Holly Field
Francis Seymour Haden (British, 1818–1910) — The Willows
David Lucas|John Constable — A Dell, Helmingham Park, Suffol
Félix Bracquemond — Rue des Bruyères, à Sèvres
Jacob van Ruisdael (Dutch, 1628/29–1682) — Two Peasants and 
Charles François Daubigny (French, 1817–1878) — The Goatherd