Detail View: Museum and the Online Archive of California: River Estuary
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Collection:
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Museum and the Online Archive of California
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Creator Name:
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Henri-Joseph Harpignies, 1819-1916, French
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Title:
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River Estuary
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Date:
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1890
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Materials:
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Watercolor
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Current Location:
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Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts, UCLA Hammer Museum
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Address:
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Los Angeles, CA 90024
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Object ID:
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1988.9.414
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Provenance:
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Rudolf L. Baumfeld Bequest.
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Object Type:
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Drawing
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Scope:
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Watercolor was a favorite medium of Henri-Joseph Harpignies; with ease and spontaneity he worked directly from nature, recording sites throughout the French countryside. In this river landscape he revealed his interest in the subtle nuances of light and atmosphere as he rendered a specific time of day. Less detailed than his landscapes of the 1870s and 1880s, Harpignies's later watercolors are characterized by broad, summary brushwork and an increased emphasis on patterning. His freshness, immediacy, and delicate, transparent colors made him one of the master watercolorists of his time.
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Notes
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Notes:
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Inscription: Recto, signed and dated at l.l. ("h. harpignies. 90.")
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Notes:
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Provenance: Zeitlin and Ver Brugge, Los Angeles; Rudolf L. Baumfeld, Los Angeles
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Collection Description:
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METS ID:
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ark:/13030/tf3000029k
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