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Paul Huet

Paul Huet

French, 1803–1869

WA-00023034

Paris

PaintingRomanticism

Representation

None documented

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Institutional Exhibitions

44

Works in Collection

57

Assets Indexed

1

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80%

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Authority Records (1)

WikidataQ1354027

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About

Why this artist matters now

Paul Huet was a French landscape painter and a founding figure of the Barbizon School, the mid-nineteenth-century movement that shifted painting practice from studio convention toward direct observation of nature. Working primarily in oil on canvas, he depicted forests, wetlands, and rural weather with atmospheric sensitivity and a palette weighted toward greens and grays. His work bridged Romantic sensibility and naturalist method, influencing the trajectory of French landscape painting toward Impressionism.

Source: Wikidata · Trust score: 40% · Updated 15d ago

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Romanticism

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Painting

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Museum Collections

Rijksmuseum The Metropolitan Museum of Art Art Institute of Chicago National Gallery of Art

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Artworks (44)

Orage à la Fin du jour

Orage à la Fin du jour

1868 · etching with drypoint on chine collé [proof]

National Gallery of Art

Orage à la Fin du jour

Orage à la Fin du jour

1868 · etching with drypoint on chine collé

plate: 20 x 27.6 cm (7 7/8 x 10 7/8 in.) sheet: 44.9 x 63.4 cm (17 11/16 x 24 15/16 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Women Bathing

1867 · Etching on ivory China paper, laid down on white wove paper

Primary support: 15.4 × 22.9 cm (6 1/8 × 9 1/16 in.); Secondary support: 30.7 × 48.2 cm (12 1/8 × 19 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Banks of a River (Bords de Riviere)

Banks of a River (Bords de Riviere)

1866 · cliché-verre

National Gallery of Art

Near Fontainebleau

Near Fontainebleau

1866 · Etching on buff laid paper

Plate: 19.4 × 27.7 cm (7 11/16 × 10 15/16 in.); Sheet: 32.3 × 45.1 cm (12 3/4 × 17 13/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Waterfall at Lydford Gorge, Devon

The Waterfall at Lydford Gorge, Devon

1862 · watercolor over black chalk

overall: 36 × 25.9 cm (14 3/16 × 10 3/16 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Gezicht te Honfleur

Gezicht te Honfleur

1861 · brush on paper, watercolor (paint), pencil

height: 110 cm, width: 137 cm

Rock Cliffs along the Romanche

Rock Cliffs along the Romanche

1858 · graphite

overall: 30.3 x 48.4 cm (11 15/16 x 19 1/16 in.)

National Gallery of Art

A Wild Beech in Full Leaf

A Wild Beech in Full Leaf

1858 · black chalk

overall: 48.7 x 65.8 cm (19 3/16 x 25 7/8 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Mountain View at Oisans (Isère)

1858 · Watercolor

6 7/8 x 10 1/8 in. (17.5 x 25.7 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Entrance to the Forest

Entrance to the Forest

1846 · etching on chine collé [proof]

plate: 28.5 x 35700 cm (11 1/4 x 14055 1/16 in.) sheet: 29.2 x 42.4 cm (11 1/2 x 16 11/16 in.)

National Gallery of Art

A Meadow at Sunset

A Meadow at Sunset

overall: 13.5 x 19.5 cm (5 5/16 x 7 11/16 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Saint-Pierre Stream near Pierrefond (Ruisseaude Saint-Pierre, pres Pierrefond)

Saint-Pierre Stream near Pierrefond (Ruisseaude Saint-Pierre, pres Pierrefond)

1842 · etching

National Gallery of Art

A Villa near Rome

A Villa near Rome

1841 · Watercolor over graphite

Sheet: 12 7/8 × 18 3/4 in. (32.7 × 47.6 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Woodland Stream

Woodland Stream

1840 · oil paint

overall: 24.8 x 33.7 cm (9 3/4 x 13 1/4 in.) framed: 39.1 x 48.9 x 3.5 cm (15 3/8 x 19 1/4 x 1 3/8 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Sur la route de Nice

Sur la route de Nice

1839 · Oil on canvas

71.1 × 102.9 cm (28 × 40 1/2 in.); Framed: 87 × 119.4 × 7.7 cm (34 1/4 × 47 × 3 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Blue and Orange Sky

Blue and Orange Sky

1838 · Pastel on tanned-gray wove paper with blue fibers

18.8 × 27.9 cm (7 7/16 × 11 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Poacher

1834 · etching on chine collé

plate: 28700 x 37 cm (11299 3/16 x 14 9/16 in.) sheet: 35 x 53.5 cm (13 3/4 x 21 1/16 in.)

National Gallery of Art

A Bridge in Auvergne (Un pont en Auvergne)

A Bridge in Auvergne (Un pont en Auvergne)

1834 · etching and roulette on chine applique

plate: 28.8 x 36.8 cm (11 5/16 x 14 1/2 in.) sheet: 44.8 x 62 cm (17 5/8 x 24 7/16 in.)

National Gallery of Art

View of the Chateau d'Eu (Vue du Chateau d'Eu)

View of the Chateau d'Eu (Vue du Chateau d'Eu)

1834 · lithograph

National Gallery of Art

Flooding in the Forest of the Ile Séguin

Flooding in the Forest of the Ile Séguin

1833 · etching on chine collé

plate: 28.9 x 37.2 cm (11 3/8 x 14 5/8 in.) sheet: 43.9 x 60.2 cm (17 5/16 x 23 11/16 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Flooding in the Forest of the Ile Séguin

Flooding in the Forest of the Ile Séguin

1833 · graphite

overall: 20.2 x 41.1 cm (7 15/16 x 16 3/16 in.)

National Gallery of Art

L'Ile Séguin in Flood

L'Ile Séguin in Flood

1833 · etching in black on chine collé

plate: 28.6 x 37.1 cm (11 1/4 x 14 5/8 in.) sheet: 35 x 44.4 cm (13 3/4 x 17 1/2 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Terrace of St. Cloud (Terrasse de St. Cloud)

Terrace of St. Cloud (Terrasse de St. Cloud)

1833 · lithograph

National Gallery of Art

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Artwork sources (5)

44 published of 55 catalogued · 51 with image

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22 published22 img
Art Institute Chicago
10 published10 img
Rijksmuseum
7 published7 img
The Met
5 published1 img
+ 1 more source · 11 catalogued, not yet published

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 10)

42 entries · 1 sources

Rock Cliffs along the Romanche
1858 · Nga · 5 prov
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An Abbey by a Wooded Lake at Twilight
1831 · Nga · 5 prov
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A Wild Beech in Full Leaf
1858 · Nga · 5 prov
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Woodland Stream
1840 · Nga · 5 prov
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Flooding in the Forest of the Ile Séguin
1833 · Nga · 5 prov
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A Meadow at Sunset
1845 · Nga · 5 prov
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A Bridge in Auvergne (Un pont en Auvergne)
1834 · Nga · 3 prov
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Orage à la Fin du jour
1868 · Nga · 3 prov
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Banks of a River (Bords de Riviere)
1866 · Nga · 3 prov
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L'Ile Séguin in Flood
1833 · Nga · 3 prov
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Images

Artsy artist portrait

Artsy

View of the Château at Folembray (Met Museum)

Met Museum

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5

Movements1

Collections4

Rijksmuseum The Metropolitan Museum of Art Art Institute of Chicago National Gallery of Art

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Rijksmuseum

In collection

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

In collection

Art Institute of Chicago

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National Gallery of Art

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