c. 1860
Description
This is a rare watercolor by Narcisse Diaz, who worked primarily in oil. The view is likely from the forest of Fontainebleau, near the village of Barbizon. In the 1830s, Diaz and other painters like Jean-François Millet frequently painted there, out of doors, directly from nature.
Inscription: signed, lower left, in brown ink: N. Diaz; verso, center, in graphite: 6435 [upside down]; lower right, in graphite: hw2x--
Medium: watercolor and gouache with pen and brown ink and graphite
Dimensions: Sheet: 15 x 22.8 cm (5 7/8 x 9 in.)
Credit Line: Bequest of Muriel Butkin
Accesion Number: 2008.389
Image Licence
CC0 1.0
Image Credit
Image courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art
Location
Forest of Fontainebleau, Seine-et-Marne, France
Country
France
Tags
Category
Landscapes & Seascapes