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Landscape in the Forest at Compiègne 1828

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. [[url=https://w...

Size:: 13 x 17 1/8 in. (33 x 43.5 cm)
Medium:: Oil on canvas
Credit:: Public Domain, Courtesy of the Brooklyn Museum
More:: https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/4999/Landscape_in_the_Forest_at_Compi%C3%A8gne

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