Paul Huet, “Les Ormeaux”, 1829

Paul Huet (aka Paul Hüet) (1803–1869)

“Les Ormeaux” (aka. “Young Elm Trees”), 1829, plate 5 from the series of 12 lithographs, “Paysages”, published in Paris and London in 1830 with the blindstamp of the publisher/printer, Charles Motte (aka Charles Étienne Pierre Motte) (1784–1836).

Interestingly, Henri Beraldi (1889) in his catalogue raisonné for Paul Heut cites the famous art critic Philippe Burty’s (1830–1890) advice that “each [plate in the series] is more beautiful than the last …” and adds Burty’s assessment that: “Paul Huet gave a very particular character of strength and eloquence, colour and poetry to his lithographs. … For a long time they [the series] lingered in boxes on the quays. … [but] today they are almost impossible to find and amateurs are fighting over them.” (Henri Beraldi 1889, p. 131).

Lithograph on buff coloured chine collé on wove paper backed with a support sheet.

Size: (sheet) 28.6 x 23.4cm; (chine collé) 23.3 x 18.7cm; (image borderline) 16.7 x 14cm.

Inscribed in plate/stone above the image borderline: (left) “A”; (right) “5”.

Lettered in plate/stone below the image borderline: (left) “Huet del^t”; (centre) “LES ORMEAUX./ à Paris rue des marais n^o 13 Faub Saint Germain./ Pub in 1830 by C. MOTTE, London 19 Bedford Street, Convent Garden.”; (right) Lithog de C. Motte”.

State ii (of iii) —before Chales Motte’s name is replaced with the printer, Caboche.

Delteil 46 (Loys Delteil 1911, “Le Peintre-Graveur Illustré: Paul Huet”, vol 7, Paris, n.p., cat. no. 46); Beraldi 6–18 (Henri Beraldi 1889, “Les Graveurs du XIX^e Siècle”, Paris, Librairie L. Conquet, vol. 8, p. 131, cat. nos. 6–18 [plate 5]).

See also the descriptions of this print offered by the Cleveland Museum of Art and the British Museum: https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1940.1126;  https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1999-0926-24.

Condition: a strong and well-printed impression with the blindstamp of the publisher at lower left. Beyond faint age toning to the edges of the sheet, the sheet is in a near pristine condition with no tears, holes, folds, abrasions or stains and has been laid onto archival (millennium-quality) washi paper that provides generous margins.

I am selling this masterwork of lithography—note the artist’s skill in employing the full range of tones from pure white to velvety blacks— for the total cost of AU$273 (approximately US$178.62, EUR 152.77, or GBP 132.29), this includes worldwide express postage and handling. Please note that any applicable import duties or taxes imposed by the destination country are the responsibility of the buyer.

If you are interested in purchasing this very beautiful lithograph, please contact me (oz_jim@printsandprinciples.com) and I will send you a PayPal invoice to make the payment easy.

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