Study of a Forest

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Artist Eugène Delacroix(French, 1798–1863)French, 1798–1863

CultureFrench

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Study of a Forest

Datec. 1842–1846

MediumGraphite and wash on wove paper

DimensionsSheet: 5 9/16 × 8 13/16 in. (14.1 × 22.4 cm)

Credit LineThe Stuart Collection, museum purchase funded by The Robert Cummins Stuart and Frances Wells Stuart Endowment in honor of Gary Tinterow

Object number2023.189

Non exposé

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Department

Prints and Drawings

Special Collections

The Stuart Collection

Object Type

DRAWINGS, PASTELS & WATERCOLORS

ProvenanceEstate of artist; [Hôtel Drouot, Paris, Delacroix Atelier Sale, February 22–27, 1864, possibly part of lot 590 (described as “drawings and watercolors made in Nohant in 1842 and 1843”) (L. 838a)]; possibly sold to Alfred Sensier (1815–1877); possibly [his sale, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, December 11–12, 1877, lot 367 (under Vingt-six croquis de paysages)]; [sale, SVV Denis Herbette Sárl, Doullens, France, December 12, 2021, lot unknown]; private collection, France; purchased by [Jill Newhouse Gallery, New York, by December 2022]; purchased by MFAH, 2023.
Exhibition History"Picturing Nature: The Stuart Collection of 18th- and 19th-Century British Landscapes and Beyond" The Museum of Fine Arts Houston, January 12–July 6, 2025
Published References Picturing Nature: The Stuart Collection of 18th and 19th-Century British Landscapes and Beyond (Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2025) pp. 174 Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Recto: Inscribed in graphite throughout the composition: sol / vert / bleu [cursive]
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Recto: Estate Sale Stamp in red ink, bottom left corner: E.D [cursive]

Catalogue raisonnéRobaut, Alfred, Ernest Chesneau, and Fernand Calmettes. L'oeuvre complet de Eugene Delacroix, peintures dessins gravures lithographies 1813-1863. Paris: Charavay Freres Editeurs, 1885, cat. 1713 (as Souvenirs de Nohant, 1842-43).

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