Rock Cliffs along the Romanche

1858

Paul Huet

Associated Names
Paul Huet

Artist, French, 1803 - 1869

The image shows a lower perspective looking up at a mountain range. The horizon is positioned high with rugged mountain peaks extending across the scene. The mountains display earthy tones and textures, suggesting rocky surfaces and rough terrain. Brushstrokes are visible, giving a loose and expressive style to the landscape. The color palette consists of browns, ochres, and muted greens. The sky is depicted with soft blue hues and wispy white clouds. Close by, there is sandy-colored land leading to a narrow stream at the base of the mountains.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Artist's estate (Lugt 1268). Private collection (sale, Christie's, London, 15 December 2000, no. 203; (Emmanuel Moatti, Inc., New York); purchased 2001 by NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2001

  • Master Drawings, 1600-1900, Emmanuel Moatti, New York and Paris, 2001: no. 36.

2004

  • Six Centuries of Prints and Drawings: Recent Acquisitions, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 2004 - 2005

2012

  • Color, Line, Light: French Drawings, Watercolors, and Pastels from Delacroix to Signac. Musée des impressionnismes Giverny and National Gallery of Art, Washington. Washington, 2012, 42, 158, no. 17 (color). (French title: De Delacroix à Signac: Dessins de la collection Dyke.)

Inscriptions

by the artist, lower left in graphite: a Sechilienne / route de l'Oisans / Isère

Markings

stamp of the artist's studio (Lugt 1268)

Wikidata ID

Q64619040

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