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View of the Institut de France from the Foot of the Pont Royal

View of the Institut de France from the Foot of the Pont Royal

1870
Location: not on view

Description

This watercolor belongs to a series of views of Paris which Harpignies painted just before the beginning of the Franco-Prussian War. Although Harpignies is often placed with the artists of the Barbizon school, he did not work in Fontainebleau—although he was influenced by the compositions of Camille Corot (also in this gallery). A talented and influential watercolorist, Harpignies’s primary subjects were landscapes and views of Paris. In this sheet, the artist records a view from the Bois de Boulogne, a famous park on the western edge of Paris.
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    Cleveland, Ohio: The Cleveland Museum of Art; 8/15/04-11/14/04. "Nature Sublime: Landscapes from the 19th Century". No exhibition catalogue.
    Visions of Landscape: East and West. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 17-March 21, 1982).
    CMA, Visions of Landscape: East and West (Feb. 17-Mar. 21, 1982).
    Henri Joseph Harpiginies. Dixon Gallery and Gardens, Memphis, TN (organizer) (December 3, 1978-January 14, 1979).
    Memphis, Tenn., Dixon Gallery and Gardens, Henri-Joseph Harpignies: Paintings and Watercolors: A Loan Exhibition (Dec. 3, 1978-Jan. 14, 1979), no. 3, illus.
    Drawings. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 11-October 21, 1968).
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    European Watercolors Through the 18th Century. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (January 14-March 22, 1964).
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