A View of Moulins

Henri-Joseph Harpignies

ca. 1850–60 · Graphite and watercolor on heavy wove paper · Robert Lehman Collection

This characteristically placid watercolor by Henri- Joseph Harpignies captures the skyline of Moulins at sunset. The capital of the department of Allier, Moulins is roughly one hundred miles northwest of Lyon in France. The highly finished nature of this landscape, together with its signature at the lower right, suggests that Harpignies may have marketed it as an independent work of art.

Artist

Henri-Joseph Harpignies

Date

ca. 1850–60

Medium

Graphite and watercolor on heavy wove paper

Department

Robert Lehman Collection

Credit line

Robert Lehman Collection, 1975