Narcisse-Virgile Diaz de la Peña

Clearing in the Forest

1862

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Narcisse-Virgile Diaz de la Peña

Clearing in the Forest

Narcisse-Virgile Diaz de la Peña

Clearing in the Forest

1862

Physical Qualities Oil on canvas, 21 x 28 in. (53.4 x 71.1 cm.)

Credit Line The Helen and Abram Eisenberg Collection

Object Number 1967.36.2

Born of Spanish parents, Diaz was a leading figure of the Barbizon school, working frequently in the Fontainebleau forest with his friend and mentor, Théodore Rousseau. His intimate views of the forest's interior, often incorporating mythological figures or gypsies, were especially popular with collectors. The most daring colorist of the Barbizon painters, he was much admired for the bold brushwork and rich, varied textures that mark his romantic landscape compositions.

The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 1967; Helen (Mrs. Abram) Eisenberg, Baltimore; probably Abram Eisenberg, Baltimore
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Baltimore Museum of Art, "From Ingres to Gauguin", November-December 1951, no. 45.

Baltimore Museum of Art, "Masterworks from the BMA and Maryland Private Collections", January 15 - February 10, 1963.

Sona K. Johnson, BMA, Baltimore, "Barbizon and Impressionist Works from The Baltimore Museum of Art", circulated by Brain Trust to Yamanashi Prefectural Museum of Art, January 11-February 16, 2003; Sakura City Museum of Art, Chiba, February 27-March 30, 2003; Okazaki City Museum, April 5-May 18, 2003; Suntory Museum, Osaka, May 24-July 6, 2003; Miyazaki Prefectural Museum, July 12-August 17, 2003.

Sona K. Johnson et al, "Barbizon and Impressionist Works from The Baltimore Museum of Art," Tokyo: "Barbizon and Impressionist Works from The Baltimore Museum of Art" catalogue committee, 2003, no. 32, p. 62, ill. pp. 62-63.