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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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Camouflage and Other Hidden Treasures from the Eric Gustav Carlson WWI Collection

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.

Camouflage and Other Hidden Treasures from the Eric Gustav Carlson WWI Collection

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.