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Pierre-Auguste Brunet-Houard
Pencil and Gouache Drawing of Fontainebleau Forest, France 19th century

1860s-1870s

About the Item

Drawing of Fontainebleau Forest Barbizon, France Pierre Auguste Brunet Houard (1829 - 1922) 19th century Pencil, colored pencil, gouache, paper 8 x 4 1/2 (16 3/8 x 12 1/4 frame) inches A highly skilled and charming representation in pencils on paper of the Forest of Fontainebleau, in the village of Barbizon outside Paris. Pierre-Auguste Brunet-Houard was a noted painter who made is debut at the Salon in 1861. In the 1850s, Brunet-Houard moves to Fontainebleau where becomes part of the Barbizon School of painters working to protect the unique and beautiful forest from being exploited and over-developed. Brunet-Houard made and kept numerous sketches in an effort to keep documentation the forest that he so loved.
  • Creator:
    Pierre-Auguste Brunet-Houard (1827 - 1922, French)
  • Creation Year:
    1860s-1870s
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 12.25 in (31.12 cm)Width: 16.38 in (41.61 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Movement & Style:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
    The drawing is extremely handsome and in excellent condtion.
  • Gallery Location:
    SANTA FE, NM
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU1408212061352

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