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132 works by 33 artists

132 works featuring “Root” by 33 artists, from the 15th to the 20th century, held in 44 museums.

La roche porte en Neurathen, Caspar David Friedrich

La roche porte en Neurathen, 1837.

La roche porte en Neurathen (museum title)

Caspar David Friedrich (German), watercolor and pencil on paper

Hermitage Museum, Russia

Winter, Giuseppe Arcimboldo

Winter, 1563.

Winter (museum title)

Giuseppe Arcimboldo (Italian), oil on wood

Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, Austria

Primevère, Albrecht Dürer

Primevère, 1526.

Primevère (museum title)

Albrecht Dürer (German), gouache on vellum

National Gallery of Art, United States

Birch Tree in a Storm, Johan Christian Dahl

Birch Tree in a Storm, 1849.

Birch Tree in a Storm (museum title)

Johan Christian Dahl (Norwegian), oil on paper, laid down on cardboard

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Pippa Passes (illustration for Browning's poem of 1841), John Butler Yeats

Pippa Passes (illustration for Browning's poem of 1841), 1869–1871.

Pippa Passes (illustration for Browning's poem of 1841) (museum title)

John Butler Yeats (Irish), gouache on paper

National Gallery of Ireland

The Lamenting Boat, Akseli Gallen-Kallela

The Lamenting Boat, 1906.

Purren valitus (museum title)

Akseli Gallen-Kallela (Finnish), tempera on canvas

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

A man with a magic lantern shows an extinct family tree, Nicolai Abildgaard

A man with a magic lantern shows an extinct family tree, c. 1785–1788.

En mand med et laterna magica viser et udgået stamtræ (museum title)

Nicolai Abildgaard (Danish), drawing

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Bearded Saint in a Forest, Albrecht Dürer

Bearded Saint in a Forest, 1516.

Bearded Saint in a Forest (museum title)

Albrecht Dürer (German), watercolor and black chalk

Albertina, Austria

À l'intérieur de la forêt au clair de lune, Caspar David Friedrich

À l'intérieur de la forêt au clair de lune, 1820.

À l'intérieur de la forêt au clair de lune (museum title)

Caspar David Friedrich (German), oil on canvas

Alte Nationalgalerie, Germany

The Hibiscus Tree (Te Burao), Paul Gauguin

The Hibiscus Tree (Te Burao), 1892.

Le gros arbre (museum title)

Paul Gauguin (French), oil on canvas

Art Institute of Chicago, United States

Two Kauris, Charles Blomfield

Two Kauris, 1901.

Two Kauris (museum title)

Charles Blomfield (New Zealander), oil on canvas

Auckland Art Gallery, New Zealand

forêt en fin d'automne, Caspar David Friedrich

forêt en fin d'automne, 1835.

forêt en fin d'automne (museum title)

Caspar David Friedrich (German), oil on canvas

Angermuseum, Erfurt, Germany

Wilderness: Forest Windfalls, Józef Chełmoński

Wilderness: Forest Windfalls, 1902.

Puszcza - wykroty leśne (museum title)

Józef Chełmoński (Polish), oil on canvas

National Museum in Warsaw, Poland

Racines d'arbres, Vincent van Gogh

Racines d'arbres, 1890.

Racines d'arbres (museum title)

Vincent van Gogh (Dutch), oil on canvas

Van Gogh Museum, Netherlands

Deciduous Tree, Johan Christian Dahl

Deciduous Tree, 1845.

Løvtre (museum title)

Johan Christian Dahl (Norwegian), pencil on paper

National Museum of Norway

Title Vinjett for Chapter 1, Akseli Gallen-Kallela

Title Vinjett for Chapter 1, 1906.

Ensimmäisen luvun otsakevignetti (museum title)

Akseli Gallen-Kallela (Finnish), ink and watercolor

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

Flowering meadow with trees and dandelions, Vincent van Gogh

Flowering meadow with trees and dandelions, 1890.

Flowering meadow with trees and dandelions (museum title)

Vincent van Gogh (Dutch), oil on canvas

Kröller-Müller Museum, Netherlands

Tree root from Lyder Sagen's garden in Bergen, Johan Christian Dahl

Tree root from Lyder Sagen's garden in Bergen, 1844.

Trerot fra Lyder Sagens Hage i Bergen (museum title)

Johan Christian Dahl (Norwegian), pencil and wash on paper

National Museum of Norway

Fairy Tale II, Hugo Simberg

Fairy Tale II, 1896.

Satu II (museum title)

Hugo Simberg (Finnish), watercolor and gouache on paper

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

Under the Pandanus (I Raro te Oviri), Paul Gauguin

Under the Pandanus (I Raro te Oviri), 1891.

Sous le Pandanus (museum title)

Paul Gauguin (French), oil on canvas

Dallas Museum of Art, United States

The Vegetable Gardener, Giuseppe Arcimboldo

The Vegetable Gardener, c. 1587–1590.

L'Ortolano (museum title)

Giuseppe Arcimboldo (Italian), oil on wood

Museo Civico Ala Ponzone, Italy

Etching Trials by Alexandre Calame, III, pl. 16, Alexandre Calame

Etching Trials by Alexandre Calame, III, pl. 16, 1845.

Essais de gravure à l'eau forte par Alexandre Calame, III… (museum title)

Alexandre Calame (Swiss), etching

National Gallery of Art, United States

Wilderness: Forest Windfalls, sketch, Józef Chełmoński

Wilderness: Forest Windfalls, sketch, c. 1902.

Puszcza – wykroty leśne, szkic (museum title)

Józef Chełmoński (Polish), oil on canvas mounted on cardboard

National Museum in Warsaw, Poland

The Sycamore, David Young Cameron

The Sycamore, 1905.

The Sycamore (museum title)

David Young Cameron (British), etching

Cleveland Museum of Art, United States

Digging roots, Petrus van der Velden

Digging roots, 1880s.

Digging roots (museum title)

Petrus van der Velden (New Zealander), charcoal on paper

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, New Zealand

Forest with a Sandy Slope, Eero Järnefelt

Forest with a Sandy Slope, 1887.

Metsää ja hiekkarinne (museum title)

Eero Järnefelt (Finnish), oil on canvas

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

Corbeaux sur un arbre, Caspar David Friedrich

Corbeaux sur un arbre, 1822.

Corbeaux sur un arbre (museum title)

Caspar David Friedrich (German), oil on canvas

Department of Paintings, Louvre Museum, France

Deux Hommes contemplant la lune, Caspar David Friedrich

Deux Hommes contemplant la lune, 1820.

Deux Hommes contemplant la lune (museum title)

Caspar David Friedrich (German), oil on canvas

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Title page for the poem Our Land (Finland’s National Anthem), Albert Edelfelt

Title page for the poem Our Land (Finland’s National Anthem), 1897–1900.

Maamme-runon alkuvinjetti (museum title)

Albert Edelfelt (Finnish), ink and gouache on paper

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

I Raro Te Oviri (Under the Pandanus), Paul Gauguin

I Raro Te Oviri (Under the Pandanus), 1891.

I Raro Te Oviri (museum title)

Paul Gauguin (French), oil on canvas

Minneapolis Institute of Art, United States

Old Boat, Akseli Gallen-Kallela

Old Boat, 1924.

Venevanhus (museum title)

Akseli Gallen-Kallela (Finnish), oil on canvas

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

New Zealand Landscape, Charles Blomfield

New Zealand Landscape

New Zealand Landscape (museum title)

Charles Blomfield (New Zealander), oil on panel

Auckland Art Gallery, New Zealand

Ruines au crépuscule (Ruine de l'église dans la forêt), Caspar David Friedrich

Ruines au crépuscule (Ruine de l'église dans la forêt), 1831.

Ruines au crépuscule (Ruine de l'église dans la forêt) (museum title)

Caspar David Friedrich (German), oil on canvas

Bavarian State Painting Collections, Germany

Moss-Covered Rock and Tree Trunks, Alexandre Calame

Moss-Covered Rock and Tree Trunks, 1839–1845.

Rocher couvert de mousses et troncs d'arbres abattus (museum title)

Alexandre Calame (Swiss), oil on cardboard

Kunsthaus Zürich, Switzerland

Landscape: Morif from Białowieża, Józef Chełmoński

Landscape: Morif from Białowieża, c. 1889.

Krajobraz – motyw z Białowieży (museum title)

Józef Chełmoński (Polish), oil on canvas

National Museum in Warsaw, Poland

Homme et Femme contemplant la Lune, Caspar David Friedrich

Homme et Femme contemplant la Lune, 1824.

Homme et Femme contemplant la Lune (museum title)

Caspar David Friedrich (German), oil on canvas

Alte Nationalgalerie, Germany

Frog with Marsh Marigold, Eero Järnefelt

Frog with Marsh Marigold, 1880–1937.

Rentukka ja sammakko (museum title)

Eero Järnefelt (Finnish), print

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

Falaises de craie sur l'île de Rügen, Caspar David Friedrich

Falaises de craie sur l'île de Rügen, 1820.

Falaises de craie sur l'île de Rügen (museum title)

Caspar David Friedrich (German), watercolor and pencil on paper

Museum of Fine Arts, Leipzig, Germany

Study of Tree Trunks, John Constable

Study of Tree Trunks, c. 1821.

Study of Tree Trunks (museum title)

John Constable (British), oil on paper

Victoria and Albert Museum, United Kingdom

Pine tree, Erik Werenskiold

Pine tree, 1901.

Furutre (museum title)

Erik Werenskiold (Norwegian), pen on paper

National Museum of Norway

The Lonely Cedar, Tivadar Csontváry Kosztka

The Lonely Cedar, 1907.

Magányos cédrus (museum title)

Tivadar Csontváry Kosztka (Hungarian), oil on canvas

Hungarian National Gallery, Hungary

Three Tahitian Women Against a Yellow Background, Paul Gauguin

Three Tahitian Women Against a Yellow Background, 1899.

Trois Tahitiennes sur fond jaune (museum title)

Paul Gauguin (French), oil on canvas

Hermitage Museum, Russia

Small Self-Portrait Planting a Tree, Shitao

Small Self-Portrait Planting a Tree, 1674.

Small Self-Portrait Planting a Tree (museum title)

Shitao (Chinese)

National Palace Museum, Taïwan

Dead Pine in the Water, Eero Järnefelt

Dead Pine in the Water, 1898.

Kelo rantavedessä (museum title)

Eero Järnefelt (Finnish), oil on canvas

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

Birch study on the road between Jonsrud and Christiania, Johan Christian Dahl

Birch study on the road between Jonsrud and Christiania, 1844.

Bjørkestudie på veien mellom Jonsrud og Christiania (museum title)

Johan Christian Dahl (Norwegian), pencil and watercolor on paper

National Museum of Norway

Brook with a fisherman and a watermill, Pieter Bruegel the Elder

Brook with a fisherman and a watermill, 1554.

Brook with a fisherman and a watermill (museum title)

Pieter Bruegel the Elder (Dutch), pen and brown ink on paper

Prints Department of the Royal Library of Belgium

Paysage rocheux dans la Elbsandsteingebirge, Caspar David Friedrich

Paysage rocheux dans la Elbsandsteingebirge, 1822.

Paysage rocheux dans la Elbsandsteingebirge (museum title)

Caspar David Friedrich (German), oil on canvas

Belvedere Museum, Austria

By the lake, Gustave Courbet

By the lake, 1861.

Au bord du lac (museum title)

Gustave Courbet (French), oil on canvas

Mesdag Collection, Netherlands

Deux Hommes contemplant la lune, Caspar David Friedrich

Deux Hommes contemplant la lune, 1819.

Deux Hommes contemplant la lune (museum title)

Caspar David Friedrich (German), oil on canvas

Dresden State Art Collections, Germany

Studies of Tree Roots (recto, verso), Stanisław Wyspiański

Studies of Tree Roots (recto, verso), 1897.

Studia korzeni drzew (recto, verso) (museum title)

Stanisław Wyspiański (Polish), pencil on paper

National Museum in Kraków, Poland