Farm Scene

1779

Jean-Baptiste Hüet, I

Associated Names
Jean-Baptiste Hüet

Artist, French, 1745 - 1811

The image shows a landscape drawing of a rustic rural scene. Several figures are depicted, including a person walking a cow and two others seated on the ground. The scene includes a quaint, thatched-roof house surrounded by scattered farm paraphernalia. The style features impressionistic brushstrokes capturing the texture of the foliage and the roof. The color palette is soft, with muted earth tones and cool blues. Highlights are used to add depth to the architectural features and figures.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    black chalk and pastel? on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Samuel H. Kress Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 29.6 x 40.4 cm (11 5/8 x 15 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1963.15.15

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

George Bottellier Lasquin [1882-1932, Lugt 1139a] (sale Paris, Galerie Georges Petit, 7-8 June 1928, no. 97 as Cour de ferme by Huet). Richard Owen; Samuel H. Kress 1936, New York; gift 1963 to the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

1977

  • Eisler, Colin. Paintings from the Samuel H. Kress Collection: European Schools Excluding Italian. Oxford, 1977: p.328: dK380, fig.288.

Inscriptions

lower right in pen and black ink: J B. huet 1779

Wikidata ID

Q64581132

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