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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19th-Century European and British Art

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Jasper Francis Cropsey, Sanford Robinson Gifford, George Inness, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Théodore Rousseau

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Chemin en sous-bois, fagotière, Forêt de...

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Chemin en sous-bois, fagotière, Forêt de...

Sale Date: November 30, 2005

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Gathering wood in the forest

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Gathering wood in the forest

Sale Date: December 4, 2005

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A female bather and her dog

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A female bather and her dog

Sale Date: November 30, 2005

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Sommerlicher Waldweg

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Sommerlicher Waldweg

Sale Date: November 11, 2005

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Les bohémiens

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Les bohémiens

Sale Date: November 18, 2005

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Gathering faggots, Fontainebleau

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Gathering faggots, Fontainebleau

Sale Date: November 29, 2005

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Diane de Retour d'une Cueillette de fleurs, 1840

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Diane de Retour d'une Cueillette de fleurs, 1840

Sale Date: November 16, 2005

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Stürmische Landschaft

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Stürmische Landschaft

Sale Date: November 3, 2005

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Avant l'orage, personnage sur le chemin rocheux...

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Avant l'orage, personnage sur le chemin rocheux...

Sale Date: November 17, 2005

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Bas-Bréau, paysage en sous-bois, 1856

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Bas-Bréau, paysage en sous-bois, 1856

Sale Date: November 17, 2005

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Mare en Clairière, forêt de Fontainebleau

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Mare en Clairière, forêt de Fontainebleau

Sale Date: October 20, 2005

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Paysanne ramassant du bois dans la forêt, 1869

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Paysanne ramassant du bois dans la forêt, 1869

Sale Date: October 26, 2005

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Nymphs and putti in a wood, 1851

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Nymphs and putti in a wood, 1851

Sale Date: October 25, 2005

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A peasant in Fontainebleau forest, 1864

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A peasant in Fontainebleau forest, 1864

Sale Date: October 25, 2005

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La meute, 1848

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La meute, 1848

Sale Date: October 8, 2005

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Waldlandschaft mit Reisigsammlerin

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Waldlandschaft mit Reisigsammlerin

Sale Date: September 21, 2005

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Sommerblumen in blauer Vase aif einem Tisch

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Sommerblumen in blauer Vase aif einem Tisch

Sale Date: September 21, 2005

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In the woods

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In the woods

Sale Date: September 16, 2005

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Mother and child

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Mother and child

Sale Date: August 5, 2005

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Study of a path through a dense forest (+...

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Study of a path through a dense forest (+...

Sale Date: July 5, 2005

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Bouquet de fleurs

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Bouquet de fleurs

Sale Date: July 1, 2005

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Mare en forêt, chêne demi mort, 1871

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Mare en forêt, chêne demi mort, 1871

Sale Date: June 28, 2005

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La jeune fille avec un chien

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La jeune fille avec un chien

Sale Date: June 28, 2005

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Waldlichtung mit Mutter und Kind

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Waldlichtung mit Mutter und Kind

Sale Date: June 17, 2005

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