Lot Essay
Close in style and composition to a drawing by Huet in Frankfurt (M. Stuffmann, Französische Zeichnungen im Stäedelschen Kunstinstitut, exhib. cat., Frankfurt, 1987, no. 119).
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A pair of shepherds resting by a tree; and A pair of shepherds resting by a fountain
Details
Jean-Baptiste Huet (Paris 1745-1811)
A pair of shepherds resting by a tree; and A pair of shepherds resting by a fountain
signed and dated 'J. B. hüet. 1786'
pen and brown ink, brown wash heightened with white on light brown paper
5¾ x 6 7/8 in. (145 x 175 mm.) (a pair) (2)
A pair of shepherds resting by a tree; and A pair of shepherds resting by a fountain
signed and dated 'J. B. hüet. 1786'
pen and brown ink, brown wash heightened with white on light brown paper
5¾ x 6 7/8 in. (145 x 175 mm.) (a pair) (2)
Provenance
Monsieur and Madame René Kieffer; Paris, 29 May 1969, lots 31-32.
Literature
(2) Connaissance des Arts, May 1969, p. 23, illustrated.