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French Countryside
French Countryside
French Countryside
French Countryside
French Countryside
French Countryside
French Countryside
French Countryside
French Countryside
French Countryside
Henri Regnault
Oil on canvas
13 x 16 inches
Framed: 21 x 24 1/4 inches
Signed and stamped on stretcher verso
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The acclaimed history painter and sculptor, Ernest Meissonier (1815 - 1891) considered Henri Regnault to be the future of French art. With a reputation as a genius, Regnault was considered by many to be "the greatest French painter of his generation."  Recipient of the esteemed Prix de Rome prize Regnault has masterfully crafted a naturalistic French country landscape that approaches a panorama view, while eschewing any sense of idealism formerly espoused. The rural rich terrain has been formally delineated, albeit with a softness that is pleasing to the viewer, thus striking a balance between the idealistic landscapes in the tradition of Poussin and the direct observation of nature espoused by the Barbizon painters.

 

Regnault was also hailed as a great portraitist. His painting of Salomé earned him a Gold Medal at the Salon de Paris in 1870. Sadly his life was cut short on the battlefield during a war between France and Prussia, while he was defending the city of Paris. Only twenty-seven when he died, Regnault left sixty-five oil paintings, forty-five water colors, nearly two hundred sketches, and a reputation as a genius - the greatest French painter of his generation.

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Private Colleciton, Greenwich, CT

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