Who created "A Meadow at Sunset"?

A Meadow at Sunset was created by Paul Huet in c. 1845.

When was "A Meadow at Sunset" created?

This artwork was created c. 1845.

What medium is "A Meadow at Sunset"?

A Meadow at Sunset is pastel on gray-blue paper.

Is "A Meadow at Sunset" in the public domain?

Yes, A Meadow at Sunset is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

A Meadow at Sunset

Paul Huet

c. 1845

Medium

pastel on gray-blue paper

Dimensions

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

Classification

Drawing

Department

CG-E

Museum

National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

Credit

Purchased as a Gift in Memory of Melvin R. Seiden

Accession Number

2013.196.3

About the Artist

Paul Huet · 1803–1869

Paul Huet was born in Paris in 1803 and emerged as one of the founding figures of French Romantic landscape painting, a pioneer who helped chart the course from the classical tradition of the previous century toward the freer, more emotionally charged approach to nature that would define the Romantic era. As a young man he studied briefly with Pierre-Henri de Valenciennes and Antoine-Jean Gros, bu...

A Meadow at Sunset

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