Landscape

Maker Henri-Joseph Harpignies (French, 1819 - 1916)

Additional Title(s)

Paysage

Collections

European Paintings

ClassificationsPAINTINGS

Date1902

Mediumoil on canvas

Dimensions32 x 25 3/4 in. (81.3 x 65.4 cm.)

SignedSigned and dated: 1902

InscribedSigned and dated: 1902

Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens

Label TextThis is a late work by Harpignies, one of the leaders of the Barbizon school, best known for painting the countryside of central France. This landscape places the viewer in the forest, where an opening in the trees frames a vista of water and clouds. The outdoor subject matter, loose brushwork, and palette of grays and greens show the continuity of Barbizon themes and style in French art well after Impressionism made its impact in the mid-1870s.

Status

On view

Object number7.12