Armand Point, Study of a Tree

Pen and Ink on Paper | Stamped Atelier Mark

An exquisite pen and ink drawing attributed to Armand Point, one of France’s most poetic Symbolist artists of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. This delicate study captures a solitary tree rendered with Point’s characteristic sensitivity — each branch articulated with rhythmic precision and a near-musical sense of balance.

Stamped “Atelier Armand Point” in the lower left corner, the work likely originates from the artist’s personal studio collection. Point, known for his deep admiration of nature and craftsmanship, often combined fine draftsmanship with a spiritual reverence for organic forms — qualities beautifully evident here.

Presented under glass in a period wooden frame with gilt inner border.

Armand Point (1860–1932) wasn’t a minor academic artist — he was a major Symbolist figure who helped bridge 19th-century romanticism with the early 20th-century Arts & Crafts and Symbolist movements in France.

He founded “Hauteclaire,” an artist colony near Fontainebleau inspired by William Morris’s ideals — where painting, sculpture, enamel, and design were treated as sacred crafts. Collectors and museums prize anything from Point’s circle because so little survives, and much remains in institutional collections.

The oval “Atelier Armand Point” stamp (seen in photo) is important — it signifies a piece authentically linked to the artist’s studio, not a later attribution.
This was typically applied to unsold or estate-held works directly from his workshop, giving it traceable provenance. Such stamped works are documented in catalogues raisonnés and are collected by museums like the Musée d’Orsay and Petit Palais.

Dimensions: 9.75 x 12