Henri Harpignies
Artist
Ferdinand J. Mulnier
(French, 1818–1890)
Dateabout 1876
Mediumwoodburytype mounted on cream wove paper
Dimensions11.5 cm x 8.1 cm (image), 17.0 cm x 12.2 cm (mount)
ClassificationsPhotographs
Credit LineGift of Richard E. Kremer, M.D. and Andrea Kremer, Ph.D.
Object number2011.303
Label TextThough technically not a member of the Barbizon school, Harpignies (1819–1916) had close ties to the movement personally and theoretically. The Barbizon school encouraged artists to work en plein air, or directly within the landscape. Harpignies was a close friend of the Barbizon school’s unofficial leader Camille Corot, and the two traveled to Italy in 1860.
The following year, Harpignies’s painting Duck Shooting on the Banks of the River Allier became his first success at the Salon. His most famous works were painted in central France and celebrated the nation’s natural beauty. Harpignies painted decorative murals for the Paris Opéra, and trained many professional students in his atelier.
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