Investigating the Authenticity of Works of art believed to be by or attributed to

Narcisse Virgilio Díaz de la Peña

DIAZ DE LA PENA

1808-1876

French

  Narcisse Virgilio Díaz de la Peña who studied under painter Alexandre Cabanel, was a French painter of the Barbizon school.

These artists were a loosely associated group of French landscape painters working between 1830 and 1870 in the surrounds of the Forest of Fontainebleau near Paris. They produced paintings of the French countryside with a direct connection to nature, working as they did,  plein air and that became very popular indeed.
But the style of these artists was really very similar and today, with great regularity, names and initials magically appear on lesser known Barbizon school artists works and those of their followers. Many of which did not command the stature, nor obtain the values of some of the more famous artists, such as Rousseau and de la Pena.

Take a flick though some of the better known internet auction sites selling 'attributed de la Peña' works for a few hundred or so and you will see the problem here.

 Diaz de la Peña’s technique was quite spontaneous in his application of paint, using several methods to convince us that we were deep within the forest.  The outside parts of the painting at first appear dark, almost black, as though we are suddenly entering the forest and then it is suddenly offset as we find that these areas are actually full of an unexpected richness of colour and texture of heavily-applied paint.  It is just like you were getting accustomed to the dark and seeing much more detail looming out of the dark.

Apart from traditional Forest scenes full of vividly coloured foliage which are broken by spots of light or patches of sky shining through the branches, de la Peña painted landscape fantasies with mythological figures, floral works which echoed his sombre forest scene techniques, Gypsies and Woman in Oriental Costume.

 In recent years an ever growing number of paintings bearing the name de la Peña have been consigned for sale in auctions around the world and as the values of his works of art consistently climb, there is an greater need for the confirmation of legitimacy.

Those works of art that do surface will require both a comprehensive and thorough investigation of their backgrounds and similar scrutiny made for confirmation that any previously given attribution is correct, or that any description of a work of art seemingly by de la Peña can truly be relied upon.

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 We can assist and advise you in all fine art related matters, particularly issues of authenticity and the attribution of any old or modern master works of art, including the works of Díaz de la Peña his circle, studio, or followers, or any works of art that you are unsure about.

 Some example works of art appear below as illustrations. Note: No inference is made nor is it intended as to the question of their legitimacy. Moreover they are an across the board representational view of the differing types of works that are and may be offered and advertised for sale at auction internationally.

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