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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Nymphes près d'une mare

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Nymphes près d'une mare

Sale Date: June 3, 2012

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Offrande au bohémien: Cinq enfants Turcs dans un

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Offrande au bohémien: Cinq enfants Turcs dans un

Sale Date: June 12, 2012

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The forest of Fontainebleau

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The forest of Fontainebleau

Sale Date: May 30, 2012

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A faggot gatherer in the woods

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A faggot gatherer in the woods

Sale Date: May 31, 2012

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A study of gypsy girls in a wooded landscape

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A study of gypsy girls in a wooded landscape

Sale Date: April 12, 2012

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La fille de Diaz

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La fille de Diaz

Sale Date: April 23, 2012

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Clairière dans la forêt de Fontainbleau

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Clairière dans la forêt de Fontainbleau

Sale Date: April 23, 2012

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Les baigneuses, 1840

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Les baigneuses, 1840

Sale Date: April 25, 2012

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Vénus et l'Amour

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Vénus et l'Amour

Sale Date: March 25, 2012

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Stillleben mit Rosen

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Stillleben mit Rosen

Sale Date: March 28, 2012

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Ruhende und stehende Personen im lichten Laubwald

Attributed to Narcisse Virgile Diaz de la Peña

Ruhende und stehende Personen im lichten Laubwald

Sale Date: March 17, 2012

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Vue d'une clairière, 1828

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Vue d'une clairière, 1828

Sale Date: March 29, 2012

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Ruisseau dans la Foret de Fontainebleau

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Ruisseau dans la Foret de Fontainebleau

Sale Date: March 24, 2012

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Waldinneres mit Mutter und Kind

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Waldinneres mit Mutter und Kind

Sale Date: March 21, 2012

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Forêt de Fontainebleau

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Forêt de Fontainebleau

Sale Date: March 13, 2012

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Figure in a Fountainbleau forest

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Figure in a Fountainbleau forest

Sale Date: March 4, 2012

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A wooded landscape, 1865–1870

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A wooded landscape, 1865–1870

Sale Date: March 13, 2012

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A family group

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A family group

Sale Date: February 18, 2012

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A rest by the way

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A rest by the way

Sale Date: February 18, 2012

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Trois baigneuses avec deux amours (after...

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Trois baigneuses avec deux amours (after...

Sale Date: February 12, 2012

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Bucheron en sous-bois, 1860–1865

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Bucheron en sous-bois, 1860–1865

Sale Date: February 12, 2012

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La discussion en forêt

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La discussion en forêt

Sale Date: January 22, 2012

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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: January 27, 2012

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Venus et l'Amour

Attributed to Narcisse Virgile Diaz de la Peña

Venus et l'Amour

Sale Date: December 18, 2011

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