Lot 111
  • 111

Henri-Joseph Harpignies Valenciennes 1819 - 1916 Saint-Privé

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5,000 - 7,000 USD
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Description

  • Henri-Joseph Harpignies
  • a self-portrait of the artist painting en plein air, surrounded by children
  • signed and dated in brown ink, lower left: hh79.
    inscribed in pen and black ink, left: Un jour, ils/étaient douze/Le lendemain/ils furent trente./Le Surlendemain/ils furent/Soixante.../Je me résignais,/je continuais !!/Extrait du mémoire/d'un artiste contemporain
    further signed, dated and inscribed, verso: Paris, le 4 Mai 1879/Et bien, cher ami, le voilà/ton dessin, Es tu content?/tout à toi.../Harpignies
  • pen and black ink and gray wash