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Frédéric Mistral: Mémoires et Recits by Frédéric Mistral: street scene/ people at outdoor table (insert after p. 24) DUPLICATE, by Auguste Brouet, 1937

Frédéric Mistral: Mémoires et Recits by Frédéric Mistral: street scene/ people at outdoor table (insert after p. 24) DUPLICATE

Auguste Brouet

1937

From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art

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Overview

Frédéric Mistral: Mémoires et Recits by Frédéric Mistral: street scene/ people at outdoor table (insert after p. 24) DUPLICATE is a 1937 by Auguste Brouet, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.

Who painted this?
Auguste Brouet
When & what style?
1937
Where can I see it?
Cleveland Museum of Art

About this work

This sketch shows two scenes in a quiet village. The top part has a woman sitting under a bare tree, while a long building with small windows lines a dirt road. The bottom scene shows a group of people gathered outside a door, talking and standing around a table. The artist used quick, sketchy lines to capture movement and light, almost like a hurried note of daily life. The trees have no leaves, suggesting it might be late fall or winter. Check out The Cleveland Museum of Art to see this sketch in person.

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