Hérisson

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Henri-Joseph Harpignies (French, 1819-1916)

Hérisson
signed 'hjharpignies' (lower left) and inscribed and dated 'Herisson 1871' (lower right)
pencil and watercolour heightened with white and with scratching out on paper
9 ½ x 13 in. (25 x 33 cm.)

Provenance

with Old Masters Galleries, London, 1967.
with Galerie Daniel Malingue, Paris.

Literature

K. Roberts, ‘Current and Forthcoming Exhibitions’, The Burlington Magazine, CIX, December 1967, p. 723, no. 88 (illustrated).

Exhibited

Narbonne, Palais des Archevêques, Un pont pour aller vers l'Autre, Les Ponts du Cœur, 1 February -31 March 2005, no. 27.

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Lot Essay

Harpignies found inspiration from his annual trips to Hérisson, in the region of Bourbonnais in central France. He travelled there each summer until 1879, when he retired to his property of La Trémellerie at Saint-Privé. Writing in The Burlington Magazine in 1967 (op.cit.), K. Roberts wrote "…of interest [is] the Harpignies of 1871, vivid, fresh, and probably the best single item in the show." (K. Roberts, The Burlington Magazine CIX, December 1967, p. 723, no. 88).

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