The Pond at Les Luneaux, Allier
Medium
Charcoal on off-white wove paper
Dimensions
11 3/4 x 17 1/4 in. (29.8 x 43.8 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Robert Lehman Collection
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Robert Lehman Collection, 1975
Accession Number
1975.1.643
Art Historical Context
Henri-Joseph Harpignies a master French landscapist (1819–1916) often linked to the Barbizon school, captured the tranquil beauty of rural France in *The Pond at Les Luneaux,ier* (1911). late in his prolific career, this drawing depicts a serene pond in the Allier of central France, ev the poetic naturalism that defined his work. Harpignies, influenced by artists like Camille Corot, celebrated the subtle play of light and shadow in everyday landscapes, transporting viewers to unspoiled countrysides. Rendered in charcoal on off-white wove paper (11 3/4 x 17 1/4 in.), the piece showcases the me...
About the Artist
Henri-Joseph Harpignies · 1819–1916
Henri-Joseph Harpignies (1819–1916) was a French landscape painter and watercolorist of extraordinary longevity whose career spanned nearly the entire history of nineteenth-century French art. Born in Valenciennes in northern France, he came to painting relatively late, beginning serious study only in his late twenties under Jean-Alexis Achard, a landscape painter working in the naturalist traditi...