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Lot Essay
The Dutch artist Johan-Barthold Jongkind moved to Paris in 1846, where he entered the studio of Eugène Isabey. He there had the chance to make contact with artists such as Theodore Rousseau, Georges Michel and Eugène Boudin.
Unlike most of the Barbizon painters, Jongkind painted his oils in his studio, basing them on the spontaneous sketches he made en plein air. The artist returned to the Netherlands for brief periods and always incorporated elements of traditional Dutch painting into his landscapes and marine paintings.
Jongkind's work is regarded as a crucial pre-cursor to Impressionism. As Camille Pissarro said, "Landscape without Jongkind would have a totally different aspect" .
The present work was painted a year after the arrival of the painter in Paris, during his stay at Montmartre. In this composition the artist juxtaposes a scene of daily rural life with the industrialisation spreading in the surroundings of Paris, symbolised by the factory visible in the background. The urban development of Paris and its industrialisation were in fact themes to which Jongkind would return frequently.
We would like to thank the Comité Jongkind, Paris-La Haye for confirming the authencity of the present lot on the basis of a photograph (email, 20 September 2014). The painting has been added to the Comité's archives under the reference number H1062.
Unlike most of the Barbizon painters, Jongkind painted his oils in his studio, basing them on the spontaneous sketches he made en plein air. The artist returned to the Netherlands for brief periods and always incorporated elements of traditional Dutch painting into his landscapes and marine paintings.
Jongkind's work is regarded as a crucial pre-cursor to Impressionism. As Camille Pissarro said, "Landscape without Jongkind would have a totally different aspect" .
The present work was painted a year after the arrival of the painter in Paris, during his stay at Montmartre. In this composition the artist juxtaposes a scene of daily rural life with the industrialisation spreading in the surroundings of Paris, symbolised by the factory visible in the background. The urban development of Paris and its industrialisation were in fact themes to which Jongkind would return frequently.
We would like to thank the Comité Jongkind, Paris-La Haye for confirming the authencity of the present lot on the basis of a photograph (email, 20 September 2014). The painting has been added to the Comité's archives under the reference number H1062.