Lot Essay
Jongkind went to Paris in 1846 to study with Isabel Isabey. The latter taught the primacy of naturalism and favored landscapes as his subject. At the same time he had Eugéne Boudin and Théodore Rousseau. In 1847, Isabey took Jongkind to Normandy and Boudin's native Honfleur which was, at this time, a quasi artist's colony. This trip was pivotal in Jongkind's oeuvre. From then on he divided his time between his native Holland, Paris and the coasts of Normandy and Brittany--often working alongside his friend Boudin and, later, his student Monet. At this time, Jongkind found the climate of the Salon jury more sympathetic to his work following Corot's 1848 election as a member of the jury. In 1851 Jongkind's Salon entry was bought by the State and that same year he made his first sale to an art dealer Adolphe Beugniet, who, together with another Parisian dealer Père Martin, was largely responsible for selling Jongkind's work through their galleries. The following year, Jongkind won a third class medal at the Salon, and in 1855 he sent three pictures to the Exposition Universelle. In 1863 he was one of 2,800 artists whose work was rejected by the Salon jury. The public outcry over this caused Napoleon III to establish the Salon de Refusés to which Jongkind (along with Whistler, Courbet, Manet, Pissaro and Fantin-Latour) sent works. The next year he exhibited again at the Salon and continued to do so through 1873. Following the 1873 Salon, Jongkind abruptly elected not to exhibit in these large exhibitions again, perhaps explaining his notable absense from the now historic 1875 exhibition of the Impressionists which featured his friends Boudin and Monet. From then on, he sold his works through dealers.
According to Adolphe Stein, the painting was executed in 1883 during Jongkind's stay in Grenoble, and it is suggestive of the technique he applied to his watercolors. Jongkind painted several watercolors and oils of the environs of Grenoble in the 1880s. According to Victorine Hefting, the paintings Jongkind did near Grenoble on the banks of the Isère, Drac and at La Côte Saint André are his greatest works, being inspired by the unique topography of the area and achieving 'l'impression absolute' (V. Hefting, Jongkind: sa vie, son oeuvre, son époque, pp. 54-55).
This painting has been examined by Adolphe Stein and will be sold with a photo-certificate.
According to Adolphe Stein, the painting was executed in 1883 during Jongkind's stay in Grenoble, and it is suggestive of the technique he applied to his watercolors. Jongkind painted several watercolors and oils of the environs of Grenoble in the 1880s. According to Victorine Hefting, the paintings Jongkind did near Grenoble on the banks of the Isère, Drac and at La Côte Saint André are his greatest works, being inspired by the unique topography of the area and achieving 'l'impression absolute' (V. Hefting, Jongkind: sa vie, son oeuvre, son époque, pp. 54-55).
This painting has been examined by Adolphe Stein and will be sold with a photo-certificate.