Henri-Joseph Harpignies (French, 1819)
Paysage D' Ete de la Saint-Martin
Oil on canvas
Portraying a landscape scene in summer outside of Paris on a subsidiary of the Seine River on the Saint Martin River. This is a Barbizon plain air painting showing the shades of light on a summer day deep in the woods and under the trees. The tops of the trees showing brighter lights gradually decreasing into the bushes under the canopies. The impressionist brushstrokes are undeniable with mastery of diction telling a full story of depth that takes you into the beautiful blue skies and beyond. This is a large and heavy painting and will command attention in any great space.
Signed h j harpignies and dated 1903 on lower left corner
Canvas measuring H 25.5 inchesX W 32 inches
Gold gilt frame, measuring H 42 inchesX W 35.5 inches
Small window on verso showing perhaps a title? and date/year
Provenance: McColl Fine Art, Charlotte, NC.
Purchased by private Dallas collector.
Condition; Original canvas, stretcher and frame with wear and old repairs. Painting has been cleaned and revarnished recently. Black light shows only minor in-painting on borders under frame. Very well preserved piece presenting beautifully and ready to hang on the wall.
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