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The image shows a serene body of water with an urban landscape in the distance. The skyline features tall, slender silhouettes of structures, and the horizon is not clearly visible. The brushstrokes are soft and blend smoothly. The color palette includes deep blues, rusts, browns, and pastel tones of blue and peach. Darkened trees frame the scene, highlighting the contrast between shadowed areas and distant structures.
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The image shows a serene body of water with an urban landscape in the distance. The skyline features tall, slender silhouettes of structures, and the horizon is not clearly visible. The brushstrokes are soft and blend smoothly. The color palette includes deep blues, rusts, browns, and pastel tones of blue and peach. Darkened trees frame the scene, highlighting the contrast between shadowed areas and distant structures.

National Gallery of Art · Drawing

An Abbey by a Wooded Lake at Twilight

Paul Huet

Date
c. 1831
Medium
pastel on blue wove paper
Dimensions
sheet: 23 x 37.5 cm (9 1/16 x 14 3/4 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Accession number
2011.44.1
Credit line
Helen Porter and James T. Dyke Fund
Time span
1826 to 1850
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • France
  • landscape
  • Romantic
Provenance

Paul Huet's studio sale, 15-16 April 1878 (Lugt 1268). Pierre Miquel [1930-2007]; (his sale, Salle Rossini, Paris, 1 April 2004, no. 452). (De Bayser, Paris); purchased 2011 by NGA.

Marks

Paul Huet's studio stamp (L. 1268)

NGA object ID 154148. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.