Flooding in the Forest of the Ile Séguin

1833

Paul Huet

Associated Names
Paul Huet

Artist, French, 1803 - 1869

The image depicts a spectator in a dense forest, looking down a shaded path that leads deeper into the woods. The etching shows intricate, fine lines creating detail in the bark of the trees and foliage. The dense trees fill the scene, casting patterns of shadow and light. The trunks of the trees dominate the foreground, emphasizing the untamed nature of the setting. The path leads into a shadowed area in the distance. The color palette is monochromatic, featuring shades of black and white, enhancing the contrasts between light and shadow.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on chine collé

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 28.9 x 37.2 cm (11 3/8 x 14 5/8 in.)
    sheet: 43.9 x 60.2 cm (17 5/16 x 23 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2005.134.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Delteil, no. 8, State i/iii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Paul Prouté S.A., Paris); purchased 2005 by NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1906

  • Delteil, Loys. Le peintre-graveur illustre. 31 vols. Paris: Published by the author, 1906-1926. Reprint. New York: Collectors Editions, Da Capo Press, 1969. Vol. 30 (Albert Besnard) is by Louis Godefroy.

Inscriptions

upper right in plate: xxx; by later hand, lower left in graphite: D8 (i/iii)

Markings

blindstamp of Ritter & Goupil

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