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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Wooded scene

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Sale Date: April 18, 2007

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Woman gathering wood in the forest

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Woman gathering wood in the forest

Sale Date: March 25, 2007

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Paysage, 1868

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Paysage, 1868

Sale Date: April 12, 2007

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The forest of Fontainebleau, 1866

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The forest of Fontainebleau, 1866

Sale Date: April 12, 2007

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Trois fillettes observant un lézard dans un...

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Trois fillettes observant un lézard dans un...

Sale Date: April 12, 2007

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La mare aux rochers

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La mare aux rochers

Sale Date: March 21, 2007

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Les deux petites bohémiennes

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Les deux petites bohémiennes

Sale Date: March 9, 2007

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Blumenstilleben

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Blumenstilleben

Sale Date: March 23, 2007

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Teich mit Bäumen

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Teich mit Bäumen

Sale Date: March 23, 2007

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Venus and Cupid, 1860

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Venus and Cupid, 1860

Sale Date: March 14, 2007

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Still life of flowers on a charger

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Still life of flowers on a charger

Sale Date: March 4, 2007

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Kleiner See im Wald mit vier badenden Frauen

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Kleiner See im Wald mit vier badenden Frauen

Sale Date: December 7, 2006

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Chemin en forêt

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Chemin en forêt

Sale Date: December 3, 2006

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Promenade en famille

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Promenade en famille

Sale Date: December 3, 2006

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L'anneau d'améthyste, 1865

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L'anneau d'améthyste, 1865

Sale Date: December 3, 2006

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Elégante au chapeau fleuri

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Elégante au chapeau fleuri

Sale Date: December 3, 2006

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Farniente en forêt

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Farniente en forêt

Sale Date: December 3, 2006

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La collation après le bain, 1869

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La collation après le bain, 1869

Sale Date: December 15, 2006

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LA Venus mit Amor

Attributed to Narcisse Virgile Diaz de la Peña

LA Venus mit Amor

Sale Date: December 19, 2006

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Jeune homme assis à son bureau tenant un livre à

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Jeune homme assis à son bureau tenant un livre à

Sale Date: November 15, 2006

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Flowers on a ledge

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Flowers on a ledge

Sale Date: November 14, 2006

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Künstler mit Malkasten in Landschaft

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Künstler mit Malkasten in Landschaft

Sale Date: November 10, 2006

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The forest of Fontainebleau near Barbizon (+...

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The forest of Fontainebleau near Barbizon (+...

Sale Date: November 16, 2006

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Vénus et deux amours

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Vénus et deux amours

Sale Date: November 16, 2006

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