Flooding in the Forest of the Ile Séguin

c. 1833

Paul Huet

Associated Names
Paul Huet

Artist, French, 1803 - 1869

The image shows an etching of a woodland scene with towering trees and a distant horizon obscured by dense foliage. The intricate brushwork depicts details of foliage and tree bark in monochrome tones. Two figures are depicted in the scene, one standing near a path and another reclining against a tree in the distance. Light filters through the leaves, illuminating the scene.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Collection of the artist, Paris (Lugt 1268). Pierre Miquel, Paris; (his sale, Drouot, Paris, 30 March 2004, no. 490); (Paul Proute, S. A., Paris); purchased 2005 by NGA.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

recto: none; verso: by later hand, upper left in graphite: Voir l'Indondation dans l'Ile Seguin / eau forte

Markings

recto: Paul Huet (Lugt 1268); verso: none

Watermarks

none

Wikidata ID

Q64619041

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