Landscape with Figures
1870
oil
panel
From the collection of Art Institute of Chicago
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Narcisse Virgilio Díaz
Narcisse Virgilio Díaz (1807–1876) was a French artist, born in Bordeaux.
See the richer artist page1870
oil
panel
From the collection of Art Institute of Chicago
Dominant colour
Landscape with Figures is a 1870 oil by Narcisse Virgilio Díaz, a Impressionism work, held at Art Institute of Chicago.
This painting shows a nighttime landscape with big trees and a lot of sky. The small, seated figures in the foreground are lined up in a row. They seem calm and quiet, which is interesting because it's a nighttime scene. You can look up the technique of impasto to learn more about how the artist created the visible brushstrokes in this painting.
Henry Field (died 1890), Chicago; his widow Mrs. Florence Lathrop Field; given to the Art Institute, 1894.
Winnipeg Art Gallery, French Pre-Impressionist Painters of the Nineteenth Century, April 10–May 9, 1954, cat. 63.
"Drift of the Dog Days,” The Collector 4, 16 (1893), p. 247. Art Institute of Chicago, Catalogue of Paintings, Sculpture, and Other Objects in the Museum (Chicago: Art Institute of Chicago, 1894), p. 56, no. 20. “The Henry Field Memorial Collection,” Art Amateur 31, 6 (1894), p. 115. “Art Institute of Chicago: II – Modern Paintings: The Henry Field Collection,” Art Amateur 32, 1 (1894), p. 19. Art Institute of Chicago, Annual Report of the Trustees for the Year Ending June 4, 1895 (Chicago: Art Institute of Chicago, 1895), p. 37, no. 20. Art Institute of Chicago, Catalogue of Objects in the…
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Narcisse Virgilio Díaz (1807–1876) was a French artist, born in Bordeaux.
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