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Fishing in a Pond
Fishing in a Pond

Fishing in a Pond

Date1866
Maker Henri Joseph Harpignies French, 1819-1916
Label TextBy the time he painted this evocative work, Harpignies had traveled extensively through Europe, sketching at picturesque sites in France, Germany, and Italy. His command of the watercolor medium, with thin washes and fluid brushwork, was translated into his oil paintings. The artist’s uncommonly long life exposed him to avant-garde currents in the fast-changing art scene; they seem to have had little effect on his own work, which remained rooted in the Barbizon School focus on nature, portrayed in a naturalistic and somewhat romantic manner.
Object number65.114
Credit LineSeattle Art Museum Purchase Fund
Dimensions53 1/2 x 38 in. (135.9 x 96.5 cm)
MediumOil on canvas
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