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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Forest interior

Narcisse Virgile Diaz de la Peña

Forest interior

Sale Date: January 17, 1996

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Picnic in the woods

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Picnic in the woods

Sale Date: January 17, 1996

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Le leçon

Narcisse Virgile Diaz de la Peña

Sale Date: December 20, 1995

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Nymph bathing

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Nymph bathing

Sale Date: December 17, 1995

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Edge of the pond, 1856

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Edge of the pond, 1856

Sale Date: December 17, 1995

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Figure in a forest interior

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Figure in a forest interior

Sale Date: December 6, 1995

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Tambourine player in forest clearing

Narcisse Virgile Diaz de la Peña

Tambourine player in forest clearing

Sale Date: December 6, 1995

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Orientalische Szene

Narcisse Virgile Diaz de la Peña

Orientalische Szene

Sale Date: November 25, 1995

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Daisies and other flowers in a jug

Circle of Narcisse Virgile Diaz de la Peña

Daisies and other flowers in a jug

Sale Date: November 16, 1995

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Im Wald von Fontainebleau

Attributed to Narcisse Virgile Diaz de la Peña

Im Wald von Fontainebleau

Sale Date: November 15, 1995

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Gypsy women

Narcisse Virgile Diaz de la Peña

Sale Date: November 8, 1995

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On the road to Morlaix

Narcisse Virgile Diaz de la Peña

On the road to Morlaix

Sale Date: November 2, 1995

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A Nogent le Roi

Narcisse Virgile Diaz de la Peña

A Nogent le Roi

Sale Date: October 30, 1995

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A walk through the forest

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A walk through the forest

Sale Date: October 30, 1995

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Paysannes en forêt

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Paysannes en forêt

Sale Date: October 29, 1995

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Landscape, 1869

Narcisse Virgile Diaz de la Peña

Landscape, 1869

Sale Date: October 21, 1995

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Allegorie auf den Sommer

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Allegorie auf den Sommer

Sale Date: October 20, 1995

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Summer flowers

Narcisse Virgile Diaz de la Peña

Summer flowers

Sale Date: October 12, 1995

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Les forêts

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Sale Date: September 27, 1995

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Edge of the pond, 1856

Narcisse Virgile Diaz de la Peña

Edge of the pond, 1856

Sale Date: September 17, 1995

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Cattle and peasant in a woodland clearing

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Cattle and peasant in a woodland clearing

Sale Date: September 12, 1995

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Figure in a landscape

Attributed to Narcisse Virgile Diaz de la Peña

Figure in a landscape

Sale Date: July 27, 1995

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A clearing in the woods

Attributed to Narcisse Virgile Diaz de la Peña

A clearing in the woods

Sale Date: July 20, 1995

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Rastende Reisigsammlerin am Waldweg

Narcisse Virgile Diaz de la Peña

Rastende Reisigsammlerin am Waldweg

Sale Date: June 28, 1995

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