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Jacob van Ruisdael

Low Waterfall in a Wooded Landscape with a Dead Beech Tree

c. 1660–70
oil on canvas
99.2 × 131 cm (39.1 × 51.6 in)

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Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland · verified July 2026

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Jacob van Ruisdael was inspired by trees in various states of decay, observed from nature.

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