Henri Harpignies
Henri Joseph Harpignies, ( born July 28, 1819 in Valenciennes, † August 28 1916 in St- Privé, Yonne ) was a French landscape and genre painter.
Life
Harpignies was born in Valenciennes, his family has its roots in Belgium. It was not until 1848 he began after he had given up his work as a commercial traveler, with the study of painting. His teacher was the landscape painter Jean Alexis Achard ( 1807-1884 ). In the years 1850-1852 he traveled through Germany and the Netherlands to Italy. In Rome he studied at the Academy.
After his return 1852 Harpignies set up a studio of his own in Paris. Here in the city, he met the two artist Jean -Léon Gérôme and Jean -Louis Hamon, like him, were at the start of her career. Already in the following year he was in the salon be exhibition debut with views of Capri and his native city of Valenciennes. He regularly exhibited at the Salon, but was known until 1861 by forest on the banks of the Allier. In 1863 he made his second trip to Italy, where he remained until 1865. This stay left lasting impressions and had influence on his later work. In 1866 he was awarded for the Evening in the Roman Campagna, which was bought for the Musée du Luxembourg, a medal. Harpignies continued initiated by Camille Corot landscape painting. Each of the years 1868 and 1869 he won a medal, in 1875 he became an officer of the Legion of Honor ( Légion d' honneur ), and in 1900 he received the Grand Prix at the World Fair. Harpignies also worked as a graphic designer and watercolorist. From the year 1878 he was a resident of Saint- Privé. Its impressive landscape pictures were taken under the influence of the Barbizon School.
On his 97th birthday he could look back on a long and successful life. He died a month later.
Works (selection)
His later landscapes include:
- Wolfsgrube
- Oaks of the castle Renard
- Flora Pavilion of the Louvre
- Returning from the Hunt
- Victims of winter
- The Loire
His work is represented in leading museums.
Students (selection)
- Emile Appay (1876-1935)
- Louis Alexandre Cabié (1853-1939)
- Domingos y García Vásquez (c. 1859-1912 )
- Paul Francois Louchet (1854-1936)
- Lucie Malfilâtre (1871 -? )
- James Wilson Morrice (1865-1924)
- Jacques Odier (1853-1930)
- René Georges Villain (1854-1930)