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| Keywords: Narcisse Virgile Diaz de la Peña - Forest of Fountainebleau, Autumn - Walters 3764.jpg Diaz's training was limited to decorating porcelain and studying the Old Masters in the Louvre Museum In 1835 he began to explore the Fontainebleau forest where he encountered other artists associated with the Barbizon school Diaz specialized in views of the interior of the forest His pictures were distinguished by his mastery of color and were compared by one critic to a pile of jewels In this view of an ancient oak tree he explores a range of rich russets ochers greens and browns This late work illustrates the rich tapestry-like effects he created by dabbling and scumbling his pigments to blur the outlines a technique that was admired by the impressionists such as Pierre-Auguste Renoir and Alfred Sisely who worked in the forest during the 1860s 1871 oil mahogany panel cm 78 64 7 ; Framed H 44 1/8 x W 39 1/8 x D 5 5/8 in 112 08 x 99 38 x 14 29 cm 27 2 kg accession number 37 64 10097 William T Walters Baltimore 1871-1878 mode of acquisition unknown Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by William T Walters 1871-1878 Signature In red at lower left N Diaz; Date In red at lower left 71; Seal At center of panel on back in wax with impression F V Before Monet Landscape Painting in France and Impressionist Masters Highlights from The Walters Collection The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1998 Triumph of French Painting Masterpieces from Ingres to Matisse Baltimore Museum of Art Baltimore; Philbrook Museum of Art Tulsa; Norton Museum of Art West Palm Beach; Royal Academy of Arts London; Albright-Knox Art Gallery Buffalo; Dayton Art Institute Dayton 2000-2002 The Works of Antoine-Louis Barye American Art Gallery New York New York 1889-1890 A Magnificent Age Masterpieces from the Walters Art Museum Baltimore The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art Kansas City; Mint Museum of Art Charlotte; The Walters Art Museum Baltimore 2002-2004 The Road to Impressionism Landscapes from Corot to Manet The Walters Art Museum Baltimore 2004-2005 The Road to Impressionism Barbizon Landscapes from the Walters Art Museum The Dixon Gallery and Gardens Memphis; The Frick Art Historical Center Pittsburgh 2008-2009 19th Century Masterpieces from the Walters Art Museum Santa Barbara Museum of Art Santa Barbara; Jack S Blanton Museum of Art Austin 2010-2011 place of origin France place depicted Forest of Fontainebleau Walters Art Museum license 2D Narcisse Virgile Diaz de la Peña Paintings in the Walters Art Museum Paintings of forêt de Fontainebleau 1870s landscape paintings 1871 paintings | ||||
