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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Clairière en forêt, 1864–1864

Narcisse Virgile Diaz de la Peña

Clairière en forêt, 1864–1864

Sale Date: April 3, 2002

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Paysage avec une paysanne dans un bois

Narcisse Virgile Diaz de la Peña

Paysage avec une paysanne dans un bois

Sale Date: March 21, 2002

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Barbizon landscape

Narcisse Virgile Diaz de la Peña

Barbizon landscape

Sale Date: February 24, 2002

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A gathering in the woods

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A gathering in the woods

Sale Date: February 13, 2002

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La mère et ses enfants

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La mère et ses enfants

Sale Date: December 18, 2001

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Venus and Cupid

Attributed to Narcisse Virgile Diaz de la Peña

Venus and Cupid

Sale Date: December 8, 2001

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Rosenzweige

Narcisse Virgile Diaz de la Peña

Sale Date: December 5, 2001

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Junge Frau auf einer Waldlichtung

Narcisse Virgile Diaz de la Peña

Junge Frau auf einer Waldlichtung

Sale Date: November 8, 2001

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Femme et enfant dans un sous-bois

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Femme et enfant dans un sous-bois

Sale Date: November 7, 2001

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La fagotière en sous-bois, 1864–1864

Narcisse Virgile Diaz de la Peña

La fagotière en sous-bois, 1864–1864

Sale Date: November 1, 2001

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Les enfants à l'aigle

Narcisse Virgile Diaz de la Peña

Les enfants à l'aigle

Sale Date: October 30, 2001

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Diane de retour d'une cueillette de..., 1840–1840

Narcisse Virgile Diaz de la Peña

Diane de retour d'une cueillette de..., 1840–1840

Sale Date: October 30, 2001

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Wooded landscape

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Wooded landscape

Sale Date: October 25, 2001

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Barbizon landscape

Narcisse Virgile Diaz de la Peña

Barbizon landscape

Sale Date: October 13, 2001

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Fagotière près la mare aux vipères, 1862–1862

Narcisse Virgile Diaz de la Peña

Fagotière près la mare aux vipères, 1862–1862

Sale Date: October 30, 2001

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Disporting Putti

Attributed to Narcisse Virgile Diaz de la Peña

Disporting Putti

Sale Date: July 5, 2001

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The favorites

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The favorites

Sale Date: June 28, 2001

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Escena campestre

Narcisse Virgile Diaz de la Peña

Escena campestre

Sale Date: May 30, 2001

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Rosenbouquet

Narcisse Virgile Diaz de la Peña

Sale Date: May 23, 2001

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Eichenwald am Hang

Attributed to Narcisse Virgile Diaz de la Peña

Eichenwald am Hang

Sale Date: May 23, 2001

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An extensive landscape under threatening skies

Narcisse Virgile Diaz de la Peña

An extensive landscape under threatening skies

Sale Date: May 16, 2001

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Horses watering in an extensive landscape

Narcisse Virgile Diaz de la Peña

Horses watering in an extensive landscape

Sale Date: May 16, 2001

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The old windmill near Barbizon

Narcisse Virgile Diaz de la Peña

The old windmill near Barbizon

Sale Date: May 2, 2001

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Carrefour de la mare aux Corneilles, 1864–1864

Narcisse Virgile Diaz de la Peña

Carrefour de la mare aux Corneilles, 1864–1864

Sale Date: May 2, 2001

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