Narcisse Virgile Diaz de la Peña

(French, 1808–1876)

Narcisse Virgile Diaz de la Peña was a French landscape painter that belonged to the Barbizon School. His paintings, like those of his friend and mentor Théodore Rousseau, often depicted the Forest of Fontainebleau near the town of Barbizon. Employing stark contrasts and textured brushstrokes, the artist’s scenes of dark tree lined paths evoke the mysterious quality of being alone in the woods. Born on August 20, 1807 in Bordeaux, France to Spanish parents, his youth was plagued by difficulty, orphaned at 10 years old, he lost his leg due to an infected reptile bite he sustained during adolescence. Pulling himself out of poverty, Diaz worked as a porcelain painter in Sèvres, before focusing on his career as an artist. By 1870, he had gained widespread admiration from both critics and collectors, as well as younger artists like Pierre-August Renoir who venerated Diaz. The artist died on November 18, 1876, in Menton, France. Today, his works are in the collections of the Art Institute of Chicago, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the Louvre Museum in Paris, the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, and the National Gallery in London.

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A wood gatherer in the forest

Narcisse Virgile Diaz de la Peña

A wood gatherer in the forest

Sale Date: November 8, 2017

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FOREST OF FOUNTAINBLEAU

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FOREST OF FOUNTAINBLEAU

Sale Date: October 29, 2017

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SUNLIGHT BREAKING THROUGH THE TREES

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SUNLIGHT BREAKING THROUGH THE TREES

Sale Date: October 29, 2017

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Ophélie, 1862

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Ophélie, 1862

Sale Date: October 25, 2017

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Boy with His Dogs in a Wood, 1876

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Boy with His Dogs in a Wood, 1876

Sale Date: October 18, 2017

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Le Bois de Fointainebleau

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Le Bois de Fointainebleau

Sale Date: October 18, 2017

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Chemin a l'oree de la foret

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Chemin a l'oree de la foret

Sale Date: October 21, 2017

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La Sainte Famille

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La Sainte Famille

Sale Date: October 1, 2017

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Fagotière derrière une mare en sous-bois, 1870

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Fagotière derrière une mare en sous-bois, 1870

Sale Date: September 16, 2017

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The Forest at Fontainebleau

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The Forest at Fontainebleau

Sale Date: September 20, 2017

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A nymph being draped with a garland of flowers

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A nymph being draped with a garland of flowers

Sale Date: September 12, 2017

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Landscape with Figure 1872

Narcisse Virgile Diaz de la Peña

Landscape with Figure 1872

Sale Date: September 27, 2017

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Landscape, 1872

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Landscape, 1872

Sale Date: September 27, 2017

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Femme allongée au tambourin

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Femme allongée au tambourin

Sale Date: August 24, 2017

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FIGURE BESIDE WOODLAND POOL LOOKING ACROSS TO...

Attributed to Narcisse Virgile Diaz de la Peña

FIGURE BESIDE WOODLAND POOL LOOKING ACROSS TO...

Sale Date: August 16, 2017

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Portrait of Marie, the artist's daughter

Narcisse Virgile Diaz de la Peña

Portrait of Marie, the artist's daughter

Sale Date: July 13, 2017

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Sin título, 1979

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Sin título, 1979

Sale Date: June 22, 2017

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Galatea, 1859

Attributed to Narcisse Virgile Diaz de la Peña

Galatea, 1859

Sale Date: June 18, 2017

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Bouquet de pivoines

Narcisse Virgile Diaz de la Peña

Bouquet de pivoines

Sale Date: June 12, 2017

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The coronation of Flora

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The coronation of Flora

Sale Date: June 6, 2017

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Waldweg mit Reisigsammlerin

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Waldweg mit Reisigsammlerin

Sale Date: May 19, 2017

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Woman Collecting Firewood at Fontainebleau, 1866

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Woman Collecting Firewood at Fontainebleau, 1866

Sale Date: May 24, 2017

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Mare a l'entree d'un bois

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Mare a l'entree d'un bois

Sale Date: May 24, 2017

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森LANDSCAPE

Narcisse Virgile Diaz de la Peña

Sale Date: May 13, 2017

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