Panorama met twee heuvels en vlakte in omgeving van het oude Cannes 1778

Louis Ducros made this watercolor and pen panorama of the area around Cannes with brown and black ink. The paper’s absorbency gives the landscape a soft, hazy quality, ideal for capturing the atmosphere. The pen adds definition, especially to the distant buildings and foreground foliage. Look closely, and you'll notice how Ducros layered washes of color to create depth and texture. This was not merely about representation, but about the artistic process. Ducros was part of a tradition of landscape artists who saw nature as a subject worthy of meticulous study, and his technique reflects a growing interest in scientific observation. Yet, the scene remains romantic, filtered through the artist’s own sensibility. This reminds us that artmaking is always about the interaction between the world around us and the artist’s unique perspective.