Landscape

1898

Henri-Joseph Harpignies

Associated Names
Henri-Joseph Harpignies

Artist, French, 1819 - 1916

This painting depicts a landscape with a view across a grassy, dark green expanse towards distant hills and a pale gray body of water. Soft clouds fill the pale blue sky above. Tall trees frame the right side of the painting with dark green foliage, and there are small gray rocks across the grass closest to us. Beyond the water are green hills fading into the distance. The color palette includes earthy greens and browns, with soft yellows and blues in the sky and water.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    oil on canvas

  • Credit Line

    Gift of R. Horace Gallatin

  • Dimensions

    overall: 50.2 x 61.6 cm (19 3/4 x 24 1/4 in.)
    framed: 80.9 x 92.4 x 9.5 cm (31 7/8 x 36 3/8 x 3 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.1.7

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Alexander Young, London; (Thomas Agnew & Sons, London): (Scott and Fowles, New York); (M. Knoedler & Co., New York); sold 4 November 1908 to R. Horace Gallatin [1871-1948], New York;[1] bequest 1949 to NGA.
[1] Provenance according to Knoedler Stock Book no. 5, page 150, row 41, stock no. 11486, Getty Research Institute, and Gallatin acquisitions notebooks, NGA Gallery Archives, copies in NGA curatorial files.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1953

  • Extended loan for use by The White House, Washington, D.C., 1953-1961.

1961

  • Extended loan for use by the Diplomatic Reception Rooms, U.S. Department of State, Washington, D.C., 1961-1962.

1967

  • Loan for display with permanent collection, Georgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia, Athens, 1967-1971.

1971

  • Extended loan for use by Blair House, Washington, D.C., 1971-1985.

2001

  • Extended loan for use by Secretary Ann Veneman, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C., 2001-2005.

2005

  • Extended loan for use by Secretary Mike Johanns, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C., 2005-2008.

2008

  • Extended loan for use by Secretary Ed Schafer, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C., 2008.

Bibliography

1965

  • Summary Catalogue of European Paintings and Sculpture. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1965: 66.

1968

  • National Gallery of Art. European Paintings and Sculpture, Illustrations. Washington, 1968: 58, repro.

1975

  • European Paintings: An Illustrated Summary Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1975: 172, repro.

1985

  • European Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1985: 198, repro.

Inscriptions

lower left: hiharpignies. 98

Wikidata ID

Q20190616

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