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 pool in the forest of Fontainbleau

Narcisse Virgile Diaz de la Peña

A pool in the forest of Fontainbleau

Sale Date: July 8, 2011

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Young woman with a cherub, 1870

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Young woman with a cherub, 1870

Sale Date: June 18, 2011

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Femmes turques à la fontaine

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Femmes turques à la fontaine

Sale Date: June 20, 2011

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Jeunes femmes et des Amours en forêt

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Jeunes femmes et des Amours en forêt

Sale Date: June 29, 2011

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Deux baigneuses au bord de l'eau

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Deux baigneuses au bord de l'eau

Sale Date: June 23, 2011

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Chaumières à Barbizon

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Chaumières à Barbizon

Sale Date: June 21, 2011

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Une allée en forêt, effet d'automne

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Une allée en forêt, effet d'automne

Sale Date: June 12, 2011

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Allée en forêt

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Allée en forêt

Sale Date: June 21, 2011

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Südländische Familie

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Südländische Familie

Sale Date: June 9, 2011

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Campesina en el bosque

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Campesina en el bosque

Sale Date: May 25, 2011

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Fontainebleau scene, lone figure on a forest path

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Fontainebleau scene, lone figure on a forest path

Sale Date: May 30, 2011

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Landschaft mit Fuchs

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Landschaft mit Fuchs

Sale Date: May 21, 2011

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Allée dans la foret

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Allée dans la foret

Sale Date: May 13, 2011

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Offrande au bohémiens

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Offrande au bohémiens

Sale Date: May 13, 2011

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Jeune fille à la fontaine, 1849

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Jeune fille à la fontaine, 1849

Sale Date: May 13, 2011

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Rosenstillleben

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Rosenstillleben

Sale Date: May 13, 2011

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Auf einem Sessel sitzendes Mädchen

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Auf einem Sessel sitzendes Mädchen

Sale Date: May 13, 2011

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Badende am Waldsee

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Badende am Waldsee

Sale Date: May 13, 2011

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A wooded landscape with figure

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A wooded landscape with figure

Sale Date: May 4, 2011

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The bathers

Narcisse Virgile Diaz de la Peña

Sale Date: April 16, 2011

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La cueillette du petit bois

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La cueillette du petit bois

Sale Date: April 10, 2011

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Porteuse de fagots sur un chemin

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Porteuse de fagots sur un chemin

Sale Date: April 10, 2011

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L'étang dans la forêt

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L'étang dans la forêt

Sale Date: April 10, 2011

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Vénus et Cupidon

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Vénus et Cupidon

Sale Date: March 30, 2011

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