The Village Church

Artist: Henri-Joseph Harpignies, French, 1819–1916
Date: 1891
Material: Oil on canvas
(not assigned): Europe
Classification: Paintings
Collection: Modern and Contemporary Art
Current Location: On View, Gallery 206
Dimensions: 22 x 18 1/4 in. (55.9 x 46.4 cm)
Credit Line: Bequest of Ellis Wainwright
Rights: Public Domain
Object Number: 293:1925

NOTES

Henri Harpignies here displays the strong sense of structure and the flat planes of color which characterize much of his work. Harpignies was one of the most long-lived of all the artists associated with the Barbizon School and, as with so much of his work, this painting probably represents the Allier region in the center of France. Tiny figures in blue animate the scene.

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