Author(s):
harpignies, henri joseph (valenciennes, 28–07–1819 - saint-privé, 28–08–1916), painter
production date: in 1851
dating in century: 3rd quarter of the 19th century
type(s) of object(s): drawing, graphic arts
name(s): drawing
materials and techniques: watercolor, paper
place(s) of execution/production: rome
dimensions - artwork:
height: 11. 9cm
width: 24. 7cm
dimensions - passepartout:
height: 40cm
width: 53cm
marks, inscriptions, hallmarks:
signature - bottom right: "h j harpignies"
date - located and dated lower left: "roma 1851"
stamp - on the back, top, center: "a&t"
annotation - on the back, in the center, in blue pencil: "5865"
iconographic description:
hilly landscape around rome, with a body of water in the foreground
historical commentary:
this watercolor, executed during his first stay in italy between 1850 and 1853, is one of the artist's first. Harpignies bought a box of oil paint in 1844. Countering his father's ambitions, he trained with the landscaper jean-alexis achard. He traveled to france, flanders, the netherlands, and germany on the banks of the rhine, before reaching italy in 1850. In his diary, he spoke of his enthusiasm: “this is indeed the country i had dreamed of […]. I loved the form, it exists there par excellence as everywhere in the roman countryside; that’s where i understood her well, and she was my guide throughout my career. » this watercolor is one of the artist’s first. “it was in this year 1851 that i began to seriously paint watercolors. I was never shown anything, i left on my own. » it perhaps represents the banks of the tiber or the rock of nazons painted a quarter of a century earlier by corot. Returning to paris in 1853, he exhibited for the first time at the salon with a view of capri and met troyon and corot, whom he venerated. He cultivated originality, as evidenced by his writings: “ah, makers of pig ponds and boaters; uncompromising realists, painters from the banks of the marne and oise and other hackneyed subjects, go and see the poussin valley or the egeria valley, or the farnese isola so little known to foreigners, there you will see real landscape. » he made a second trip to rome between 1863 and 1865. C. V. Of j. Themes / subjects / places represented:
landscape, mountainous or rocky landscape, mare, lazio (region)
acquisition method: manual donation
name of donor, testator, seller: zoubaloff, jacques-michel
date of acquisition: 22–12–1916
institution: petit palais, museum of fine arts of the city of paris
inventory number: ppd1082. Date: En 1851.
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