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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The approaching storm, 1870

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The approaching storm, 1870

Sale Date: October 28, 1986

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Gypsy family, 1864

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Gypsy family, 1864

Sale Date: May 22, 1986

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The ramblers, 1876–1876

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The ramblers, 1876–1876

Sale Date: May 21, 1986

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Diana after the hunt

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Diana after the hunt

Sale Date: May 21, 1986

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Toilet of Venus, 1857–1857

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Toilet of Venus, 1857–1857

Sale Date: May 21, 1986

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The flower gatherers, 1873–1873

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The flower gatherers, 1873–1873

Sale Date: May 21, 1986

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Washerwoman by a pond in a wooded landscape

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Washerwoman by a pond in a wooded landscape

Sale Date: February 26, 1986

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Washerwoman in a sylvan wood

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Washerwoman in a sylvan wood

Sale Date: February 25, 1986

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A wooded path

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A wooded path

Sale Date: February 25, 1986

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Draped figure in a landscape

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Draped figure in a landscape

Sale Date: May 24, 1985

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Young woman with tambourine

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Young woman with tambourine

Sale Date: May 24, 1985

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Faggot gatherers by a pool in a wooded landscape

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Faggot gatherers by a pool in a wooded landscape

Sale Date: May 24, 1985

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A nymph with putti

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A nymph with putti

Sale Date: May 24, 1985

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The forest at Fontainebleau

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The forest at Fontainebleau

Sale Date: May 24, 1985

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Fête champêtre, 1865–1865

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Fête champêtre, 1865–1865

Sale Date: May 24, 1985

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The jewel box

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The jewel box

Sale Date: May 23, 1985

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Sentier dans la foret

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Sentier dans la foret

Sale Date: May 23, 1985

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Gypsies at rest

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Gypsies at rest

Sale Date: May 23, 1985

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Gypsies in the forest

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Gypsies in the forest

Sale Date: May 23, 1985

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Peasant by a pool in the forest at..., 1870–1870

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Peasant by a pool in the forest at..., 1870–1870

Sale Date: February 15, 1985

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The forest at Fontainebleau

Narcisse Virgile Diaz de la Peña

The forest at Fontainebleau

Sale Date: February 15, 1985

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