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Auguste Herbst, artist

1878–1951

untitled, 1917

Where object was made: France

Material/technique: ink; pencil; watercolor

Dimensions:
Object Height/Width (Height x Width): 60 x 85 cm
Object Height/Width (Height x Width): 23 5/8 x 33 7/16 in

Credit line: Gift of Professor Eric Gustav Carlson

Accession number: 2014.2151

Not on display

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Herbst was a watercolorist who also worked in Emile Gallé’s distinguished Art Nouveau design firm where he executed some stunning works in marquetry (wood inlay), including a tray featuring this composition. Herbst depicts a group of marching French soldiers silhouetted against a dramatic sky with a tangle of barbed wire on the ground. The twisted form of the barbed wire keeps with organic tendrils and plant forms common in the Art Nouveau style.