Narcisse Virgilio Díaz de la Peña

Figure in Forest

c. 1860

A beautiful watercolour and chalk on paper circa 1860 by French Barbizon painter Henri Joseph Harpignies. The piece depicts figures beside the river Seine in Paris with a view of the Île de la Cité and the Notre Dame Cathedral behind on what looks to be a cool autumn day with the leaves of the trees beginning to turn brown. Signed lower right. Dimensions: Framed: 20"x23.5" Unframed: 10"x13.5" Provenance: M. Knoedler & Co. New York Christie's - New York Saint-Privé is a French commune located in the department of Yonne in region Bourgogne-Franche-Comt Born in Valenciennes, Henri Harpignies...

Signed figures in landscape pastel on canvas circa 1885 by French Barbizon painter Leon Augustin Lhermitte. The piece depicts two children resting beside a large haystack in farmland...

Signed and titled oil on panel figures in landscape circa 1920 by French impressionist painter Andre Devambez. The piece depicts couples and families en...

Signed and dated figures in landscape oil on panel by French impressionist painter Henri Duhem. The work depicts a view of a mother and child walking along a path in a French village in Bergues, Northern France. The buildings of the village can be seen and a church just behind them. Thick cloud envelopes the blue sky. Signature: Signed lower right and dated 1914 and titled verso Dimensions: Unframed: 5.5"x7" This painting is not currently framed but a suitable frame can be sourced if required. Provenance: The artist's estate Descendant of an old Flemish family, Henri Duhem was born in Douai on April 7, 1860. He worked as a lawyer at the Bar of the Court of Douai from 1883, he practiced at the same time his passion for drawing and watercolor. In 1887, he enrolled in Henri Harpignies' drawing course in Paris and, at the same time, befriended the painter Émile Breton...

Signed and dated oil on panel figure in landscape by French impressionist painter Henri Duhem. The work depicts a man in a blue jacket walking along a path beside a small farm building. Birds fly overhead and rolling fields can be seen on the horizon. Signature: Signed lower left and dated 1903 verso Dimensions: Unframed: 7.5"x9.5" This paintings is not currently framed but a suitable frame can be sourced if required Provenance: The artist's estate Descendant of an old Flemish family, Henri Duhem was born in Douai on April 7, 1860. He worked as a lawyer at the Bar of the Court of Douai from 1883, he practiced at the same time his passion for drawing and watercolor. In 1887, he enrolled in Henri Harpignies' drawing course in Paris and, at the same time, befriended the painter Émile Breton...

Signed and dated oil on panel landscape by French impressionist painter Henri Duhem. The work depicts two women walking on a green grassy bank by a stream in a summer landscape. Signature: Signed lower left and dated 1926 verso Dimensions: Unframed: 9.5"x7.5" This piece is not framed but a suitable frame can be sourced if required Provenance: The artist's estate Descendant of an old Flemish family, Henri Duhem was born in Douai on April 7, 1860. He worked as a lawyer at the Bar of the Court of Douai from 1883, he practiced at the same time his passion for drawing and watercolor. In 1887, he enrolled in Henri Harpignies’ drawing course in Paris and, at the same time, befriended the painter Émile...

Nobody quite does moonlight quite like Camille Corot. Moonlit landscapes suited the artist's discreet artist's personality and painting. As Baudelaire astutely observed: "M. Corot is...

There is a lot to see in this delicate, luminous landscape: a little fisherman, a figure in his canoe, and the beautiful light on the water. It is an ...

Oil on canvas glued to board. Oil measures 25x40 cm. Frameless. Illegible signature.

Oil on board view of a water well set amidst romantic ruins and foliage with a figure, by L Masson. Signed bottom left presented in wood frame. There is a c...

Charles Montlevault (1835-1897) Walkers along a cliff Signed lower left Oil on canvas 35 x 27 cm in good condition In a vintage frame : 57.5 x 50 cm unfortunately damaged with impor...

Waiting by Jozef Israëls (1824-1911) Oil on canvas 95.3 x 133.9 cm (37 ½ x 52 ¾ inches) Signed lower left, Jozef Israels A monumental painting by one of...