Henri-Joseph Harpignies, 1885 - Moonrise - fine art print

Original information about the artwork from the museum's website (© Copyright - by The Metropolitan Museum of Art - The Metropolitan Museum of Art)

Throughout his career, Harpignies maintained close ties with artists and friends in his native town of Valenciennes. He also had a studio in Paris and in 1883 signed a contract with the Parisian firm of Arnold and Tripp that freed him from the management and sale of his work. The present painting, inspired by a passage from the poetry of Victor Hugo, was commissioned by the artist’s dealers, who presented the canvas to the Museum in 1886. Harpignies treated the romantic theme with characteristic directness, in a style influenced by Barbizon painters.

This work of art titled Moonrise was created by the artist Henri-Joseph Harpignies in 1885. The piece of art measures the size 34 1/2 x 64 1/4 in (87,6 x 163,2 cm). Oil on canvas was used by the painter as the technique for the artpiece. Moveover, this work of art is part of the digital collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, New York, United States of America. We are pleased to state that this work of art, which belongs to the public domain is being included with courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Gift of Arnold and Tripp, 1886. Additionally, the artwork has the creditline: Gift of Arnold and Tripp, 1886. What is more, the alignment is in landscape format with a side ratio of 16 : 9, meaning that the length is 78% longer than the width. Henri-Joseph Harpignies was a painter, printmaker of French nationality, whose style was primarily Realism. The European artist was born in 1819 and deceased at the age of 97 in 1916.

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• Acrylic glass print (with real glass coating): A glossy print on acrylic glass, often described as a print on plexiglass, changes an original work of art into brilliant home decoration. The great upside of a plexiglass fine art print is that sharp contrasts as well as small details become more recognizeable because of the subtle gradation in the print. The real glass coating protects your custom art print against light and external influences for many more years.
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