HSP painting Diaz de la Pena landscape Barbizon School stuccoed frame XIXth century
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Oil on paper (mounted on wooden panel) representing a chiaroscuro undergrowth landscape, signed Diaz for Diaz de la Pena *, Barbizon School, in a gilded wooden frame, from the 19th century.
This table is in good condition. Signed lower left and on the frame.
A note: tiny accidents and wear of time on the frame, see photos.
is a French painter. In 1822, he became an apprentice painter at the Arsène Gillet porcelain factory. From 1837, he joined the group of the École de Barbizon and painted landscapes in which we find the sites he particularly likes in Fontainebleau: Bas-Bréau, Apremont, and the Solle valley. Díaz admires Eugène Delacroix and like artists and writers, he is fascinated by the Orient. The Orientales by Victor Hugo impress him. He also uses nature as a backdrop to introduce allegorical figures, mythological or close to reality. In 1849, he organized a sale of sketches and studies from nature, while in general painters offered for sale completed paintings. The selling prices are quite low, but he will repeat the experience in the following years and get higher prices. He frequents Théodore Rousseau and Jean-François Millet and gives them his support. He paints by working the material which allows him to obtain light effects and in this he will influence the Impressionists. From 1862 he stayed regularly on the Normandy coast, in particular at Étretat. He painted several seascapes alongside his friend Gustave Courbet. At the Salons, he regularly receives awards and is considered a "charming colorist". It is this quality that Vincent van Gogh, his fervent admirer valued most in him. His house in Barbizon is located at no 28 on the Grande Rue.
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