Henri Harpignies
(1819–1916) fransk målare
Henri Harpignies (France, 1819–1916) is listed in the catalogue as a painter. By year of birth, Henri Harpignies belongs to the chapter ‘Realism’ in this site’s history of art.
Henri Harpignies was born in Valenciennes and died in Saint-Privé. Henri Harpignies studied under Jean Achard. Henri Harpignies became a member of Barbizon school. Henri Harpignies was awarded Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour. The students included Alexandre Nozal, Alfred Renaudin, Henri Pierre Jamet, and Pierre Leprat.
The best-known works include ‘bois et rivière sablonneuse’, ‘La Mare’, and ‘Le Colisée à Rome’. The works belong mainly to the genre landscape painting. The catalogue has 95 works by Henri Harpignies with free images. The dated works span the years 1847–1916. Works by Henri Harpignies are held by several collections, among them drawings in the National Gallery of Art, Nationalmuseum, National Gallery, and Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Heloise Suzanne Colin, Arthur Georg von Ramberg, August von Kreling, Gustave Courbet, and Louis Édouard Dubufe.