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Unknown19th-Century Barbizon Painting, River Landscape, Fontainebleauc. 1880
c. 1880
$5,319.38
£3,900
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About the Item
This late 19th-century oil on canvas by Léon Richet (1843-1907) captures a quiet stretch of water in the Forest of Fontainebleau - a place the artist knew with intimate devotion. It belongs to the mature phase of his career, when his palette softened and his atmospheres settled into a gentle inwardness characteristic of the later Barbizon School.
A shallow river glides through the centre, its surface reflecting the faint warmth of a distant, half-veiled sun. The trees gather together in loose formation, akin to a small community of trunks and branches leaning into the light. Richet paints them with tenderness rather than grandeur: tall, slender, familiar. The sky, brushed with mellow yellows and muted greys, hints at a day moving slowly towards evening. It's an inviting view - one that feels already known, as though we have walked this path before and are returning to it. The mood is that of a homecoming.
Richet’s handling is typically restrained yet expressive. The composition favours breadth and tranquillity: low horizons, open water, and trees placed rhythmically rather than symmetrically. His brushwork in the foliage is light and atmospheric, allowing forms to dissolve gently into the humid air. This was the essence of Richet’s mature language - landscapes not described but felt, shaped by an artist who understood the emotional timbre of a place as much as its outward appearance.
A devoted student of Théodore Rousseau and Narcisse Díaz de la Peña, Richet carried forward the Barbizon ideals of sincerity, patience, and immersion in nature. He exhibited at the Paris Salon from 1869, earning an honourable mention in 1885 and a third-class medal in 1889. His works are held in several French public collections and continue to appeal to collectors drawn to contemplative naturalism.
This painting aligns closely with the best of his Fontainebleau scenes, where reflective water and gently clustered trees create an atmosphere of wooded calm. It demonstrates Richet’s ability to paint not only the forest before him but the forest as it existed within him - the place where light, memory, and quietude meet.
Signed in the lower right. Held in a 19th-century gilt composition frame with pierced corners and centres, shaped foliate scrolls, and its original mellowed tonality.
Medium: Oil on canvas
Overall size: 37½” x 26½” / 95cm x 67cm
Year of creation: c. 1880
Labels
Inscriptions: Newman
Cooling gallery label.
Provenance: With Newman
Cooling, London / Private collection, UK.
Condition: Cleaned. Canvas relined. Areas of fine and settled craquelure, as you would expect. The paint layer is stable. Later stretcher. Frame in good condition with minor age-related wear.
Artist’s auction maximum: £63,000 for ‘Les Laveuses, Oil on canvas, Christie’s, Barbizon, Realist And French Landscape Paintings, New York, 25 May 1994 (lot 191).
Our reference: BRV2237
- Creation Year:c. 1880
- Dimensions:Height: 26.5 in (67.31 cm)Width: 37.5 in (95.25 cm)Depth: 2 in (5.08 cm)
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- Condition:Cleaned. Canvas relined. Areas of fine and settled craquelure, as you would expect. The paint layer is stable. Later stretcher. Frame in good condition with minor age-related wear.
- Gallery Location:Cheltenham, GB
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU2328217345212
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