Paul Huet (1803–69)
"Forest
Study", undated, but the drawing was most likely executed in Huet’s early maturity
as an artist.
Pencil on cream
wove paper, from the collection of a descendant of the artist and stamped
(lower right) with the studio estate stamp.
Size: (sheet) 27.8
cm x 21.8 cm.
Condition: a
freely drawn study in pencil on lightly wrinkled paper, unsigned but
authenticated with the artist's estate stamp.
I am selling
this small and freely executed study of a forest with a schematically drawn
figure for [deleted] at the time of
posting this listing) including postage and handling to anywhere in the world.
If you are
interested in purchasing this original drawing by Paul Huet epitomising the
spirit of the Barbizon School, please contact me
(oz_jim@printsandprinciples.com) and I will send you a PayPal invoice to make
your payment easy.
This drawing has been sold
Clearly this is
a quick sketch by Huet executed while he was wandering through a forest. From
my reading of the drawing, it shows Huet's close observation of natural
phenomena, such as the unpredictable way that tree limbs "spring"
from their trunks and the random spatial arrangement of the trees.
My reason to
point out these seemingly obvious observations is that Huet was heavily
influenced by John Constable who, of course, is famous for his studies of natural
phenomena, such as clouds. The drawing also fits well with the drawings of
Richard Parkes Bonnington with whom Huet often went on outdoor drawing
excursions to escape the confines of their studio-based master of grand history
pieces, Antoine-Jean Gros.
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