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Effect of Autumn, Fontainebleau
Narcisse Virgile Diaz de la Peña (French, 1807-1876)ca. 1870
The Walters Art Museum
Baltimore, United States
A solitary peasant woman bearing a heavy bundle makes her way across a marshy plain under an overcast sky. This melancholy autumn scene employs a restricted range of colors.
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- Title: Effect of Autumn, Fontainebleau
- Creator: Narcisse Virgile Diaz de la Peña (French, 1807-1876)
- Date Created: ca. 1870
- External Link: For more information about this and thousands of other works of art in the Walters Art Museum collection, please visit art.thewalters.org
- Roles: Artist: Narcisse Virgile Diaz de la Peña (French, 1807-1876)
- Provenance: William T. Walters, Baltimore, before 1878 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894, by inheritance; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
- Object Type: oil paintings; panel paintings
- Medium: oil on panel
- Inscriptions: [Signature] In black at lower left: N. Diaz
- Exhibitions: The Road to Impressionism: Barbizon Landscapes from the Walters Art Museum. The Dixon Gallery and Gardens, Memphis; The Frick Art & Historical Center, Pittsburgh. 2008-2009., The Works of Antoine-Louis Barye. American Art Gallery (New York), New York. 1889-1890., Before Monet: Landscape Painting in France and Impressionist Masters: Highlights from The Walters Collection. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. 1998.
- Dimensions: H: 11 11/16 x W: 16 3/8 in. (29.7 x 41.6 cm); Framed H: 28 1/8 x W: 23 1/4 x D: 4 3/8 in. (71.44 x 59.06 x 11.11 cm)
- Credit Line: Acquired by William T. Walters, before 1878
- Classification: Painting & Drawing
- Accession Number: 37.43
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