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Henri-Joseph Harpignies was born in Valenciennes, and did not start to paint seriously until the age of
twenty-seven when he became a student of Jean Achard, a landscapist. Under Achard's tutelage he
traveled to Holland, Brussels, and Flanders to study the northern landscapists of the 17th century. Shortly
after returning to France he left again-this time for Italy, where he met many of the artists of the Villa Medici
in Rome. During this time, he began experimenting in watercolor and became interested in the work of
Corot. In 1852 he returned to France to establish his own studio in Paris and met the artists Gerome,
Hamon, and Corot. A year later he moved outside of Paris to continue his outdoor painting. It was also in
1853 that he made his Salon debut. From 1853 through 1856 Harpignies, influenced by the Barbizon
painters and Constant Troyon in particular, experimented with figural compositions, but after that time he
devoted himself to landscapes. He made one last trip to Italy and then returned to Paris where he continued
to exhibit at the Salon. Between 1869 and 1879 he spent his summers at Herisson where he led a group
known at the Ecole d'Herisson. Continually travelling throughout France during his long career, Harpignies
was never exclusively a member of one group. He died in Saint-Privie having won the Legion d'honneur and
the Grand Prix at the Exposition Universelle of 1900.
twenty-seven when he became a student of Jean Achard, a landscapist. Under Achard's tutelage he
traveled to Holland, Brussels, and Flanders to study the northern landscapists of the 17th century. Shortly
after returning to France he left again-this time for Italy, where he met many of the artists of the Villa Medici
in Rome. During this time, he began experimenting in watercolor and became interested in the work of
Corot. In 1852 he returned to France to establish his own studio in Paris and met the artists Gerome,
Hamon, and Corot. A year later he moved outside of Paris to continue his outdoor painting. It was also in
1853 that he made his Salon debut. From 1853 through 1856 Harpignies, influenced by the Barbizon
painters and Constant Troyon in particular, experimented with figural compositions, but after that time he
devoted himself to landscapes. He made one last trip to Italy and then returned to Paris where he continued
to exhibit at the Salon. Between 1869 and 1879 he spent his summers at Herisson where he led a group
known at the Ecole d'Herisson. Continually travelling throughout France during his long career, Harpignies
was never exclusively a member of one group. He died in Saint-Privie having won the Legion d'honneur and
the Grand Prix at the Exposition Universelle of 1900.
Henri-Joseph Harpignies (1819 – 1916)
“Landscape near Clisson”
7 x 10 1/2 inches
oil on canvas
signed and dated 69 lower right
“Landscape near Clisson”
7 x 10 1/2 inches
oil on canvas
signed and dated 69 lower right
