Landscape in the Forest at Compiègne

Paul Huet

Brooklyn Museum photograph

Object Label

In this image of a densely wooded glade, Huet’s quickly rendered brushstrokes and limited palette bear witness to the immediacy of unedited direct observation. Although Huet traveled extensively throughout France during his career, he found this subject in the forest of Compiègne, near the estate of the aristocratic Orléans family, his longstanding patrons.

Caption

Paul Huet French, 1803–1869. Landscape in the Forest at Compiègne, 1826–1828. Oil on canvas, 13 × 17 1/8 in. (33 × 43.5 cm) frame: 15 5/8 × 20 × 1 1/4 in. (39.7 × 50.8 × 3.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Anonymous gift in honor of Sarah Faunce, Curator of Painting and Sculpture, 1969-98, 1998.78. No known copyright restrictions (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 1998.78_SL1.jpg)

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

European Art

Artist

Paul Huet

Title

Landscape in the Forest at Compiègne

Date

1826–1828

Geography

Place made: France

Medium

Oil on canvas

Classification

Painting

Dimensions

13 × 17 1/8 in. (33 × 43.5 cm) frame: 15 5/8 × 20 × 1 1/4 in. (39.7 × 50.8 × 3.2 cm)

Credit Line

Anonymous gift in honor of Sarah Faunce, Curator of Painting and Sculpture, 1969-98

Accession Number

1998.78

Rights

No known copyright restrictions

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