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accession number: 1946.287
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View of the Institut de France from the Foot of the Pont Royal, 1870. Henri Joseph Harpignies (French, 1819–1916). Watercolor; sheet: 23.9 x 19 cm (9 7/16 x 7 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, In memory of Ralph King, gift of Mrs. Ralph King; Ralph T. Woods, Charles G. King; and Frances King Schafer 1946.287
title: View of the Institut de France from the Foot of the Pont Royal
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creation date: 1870
creation date earliest: 1870
creation date latest: 1870
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creditline: In memory of Ralph King, gift of Mrs. Ralph King; Ralph T. Woods, Charles G. King; and Frances King Schafer
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culture: France, 19th century
technique: watercolor
department: Drawings
collection: DR - French
type: Drawing
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CREATORS
* Henri Joseph Harpignies (French, 1819–1916) - artist
Born into a bourgeois family of Belgian descent who established a sugar beet factory, Henri Joseph Harpignies became seriously interested in painting during an extended trip through France in 1838. However, he first worked as a sales agent until 1848, when he entered the studio of landscape painter Jean-Alexis Achard (1807-1884). Harpignies traveled to Crémieu and Brussels with Achard but decided to return home upon the outbreak of the revolution of 1848. After the revolution, he traveled through southern Germany and to Italy, where the natural surroundings made a strong impact on his work and where he first became interested in watercolor. He was accepted into the Salon of 1853 and exhibited there regularly until 1912. Harpignies was influenced by Corot (q.v.) and the other Barbizon painters and worked in their manner. He traveled throughout France, visiting the forest of Fontainebleau, the Pyrenees, Nevers, and other areas, making landscape studies. He returned to Italy from 1863 through 1865, after his marriage to Marguerite Ventillard. During the Franco-Prussian War (1870-71) he fought with the National Guard at Hérisson, where he would return each summer throughout the 1870s. Harpignies took on his own private pupils, whom he taught his watercolor technique, and his contract with the dealers Arnold & Tripp in 1883 secured his financial independence. During the final decades of his life, he traveled often to La Trémellerie at Saint-Privé and painted along the coast of Nice and Menton.
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measurements: Sheet: 23.9 x 19 cm (9 7/16 x 7 1/2 in.)
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description: cream(3) wove paper
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inscription: signed, lower left, in brown watercolor: h j harpignies Mai 1870. ; VERSO, lower center, in graphite: 38 3 [last 3 underlined and superscript] x 45 3 [3 underlined and superscript] ; lower center, in black ink: [li?] 3308 vx/sx
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: European Watercolors Through the 18th Century
opening date: 1964-01-14T05:00:00
European Watercolors Through the 18th Century. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (January 14-March 22, 1964).
title: Drawings
opening date: 1968-06-11T04:00:00
Drawings. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 11-October 21, 1968).
title: Henri Joseph Harpiginies
opening date: 1978-12-03T05:00:00
Henri Joseph Harpiginies. Dixon Gallery and Gardens, Memphis, TN (organizer) (December 3, 1978-January 14, 1979).
title: Visions of Landscape: East and West
opening date: 1982-02-17T05:00:00
Visions of Landscape: East and West. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 17-March 21, 1982).
title: Nature Sublime: Landscapes from the 19th Century
opening date: 2004-08-15T00:00:00
Nature Sublime: Landscapes from the 19th Century. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (August 15-November 14, 2004).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
* {'description': 'CMA, Visions of Landscape: East and West (Feb. 17-Mar. 21, 1982).', 'opening_date': '1982-02-17T00:00:00'}
* {'description': 'Memphis, Tenn., Dixon Gallery and Gardens, Henri-Joseph Harpignies: Paintings and Watercolors: A Loan Exhibition (Dec. 3, 1978-Jan. 14, 1979), no. 3, illus.', 'opening_date': '1978-12-03T00:00:00'}
* {'description': 'CMA, "Gallery List of Drawings" (opened June 11, 1968).', 'opening_date': '1968-06-11T00:00:00'}
* {'description': 'CMA, Exhibition in Memory of Ralph King (1947).', 'opening_date': '1947-01-01T00:00:00'}
* {'description': 'Cleveland, Ohio: The Cleveland Museum of Art; 8/15/04-11/14/04. "Nature Sublime: Landscapes from the 19th Century". No exhibition catalogue.', 'opening_date': '2004-08-15T00:00:00'}
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PROVENANCE
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RELATED WORKS
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CITATIONS
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Institut+de+France/@48.8572229,2.3369757,15z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x5d84e08438fab869!8m2!3d48.8572229!4d2.3369757
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Milkovich, Michael. Henri-Joseph Harpignies: Paintings and Watercolors. Exh. Cat. Memphis: Dixon Gallery and Gardens, 1979.
page number: 14-15 (repr.), no. 3
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IMAGES
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