{"title":"Antique Paintings by James Desvarreux-Larpenteur","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJames Desvarreux-Larpenteur (1847-1937) was a Franco-American painter of the late Barbizon school who spent sixty years on a single country: the heather moor in flower, its grazing flocks, its working oxen and its long pale distances.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOur Desvarreux canvases run from small heather studies to large pastoral scenes with cattle, each an authenticated nineteenth-century oil in its period frame, most of them signed and available to acquire, shipped free from France to the USA and Canada. To follow his life from Baltimore to the Paris Salon and back, read our biography of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/galerieclub.com\/blogs\/artist-directory\/desvarreux-larpenteur-james-1847-1937\" style=\"text-decoration:underline;color:#7a1f2b;\"\u003eJames Desvarreux-Larpenteur\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"desvarreux-larpenteur-bruyeres-path-landscape-oil-canvas-19th-century","title":"James Desvarreux-Larpenteur (1847-1937), Bruyeres Path Landscape, Signed Oil on Canvas, Late 19th Century, Framed","description":"\u003ch2\u003eBruyeres Path Landscape\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis oil on canvas presents a path winding through a landscape of bruyeres (heather), with warm earth tones and a broad sky above the low vegetation. The brushwork is loose and direct, with visible strokes building up the texture of the ground cover and the light along the horizon. The painting captures a quiet, open stretch of countryside in the style of late 19th century French and American Impressionism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout the Artist\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJames Desvarreux-Larpenteur (1847-1937) was born in France and trained at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris before settling in the United States, where he became associated with the art scene in Baltimore, Maryland. He exhibited regularly in both France and America, and his landscapes reflect the influence of the Barbizon school and early Impressionism. His work is held in several American collections, and his dual French-American identity places him at the intersection of two painting traditions during the late 1800s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/galerieclub.com\/blogs\/artist-directory\/desvarreux-larpenteur-james-1847-1937\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRead the full biography of James Desvarreux-Larpenteur →\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"GalerieClub Fine Art","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57228493979980,"sku":"140","price":2700.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1048\/4911\/3420\/files\/James_Desvarreux-Larpenteur_signed_oil_painting_of_a_bruyeres_path_landscape_late_19th_century_framed_Impressionist_artwork.png?v=1778282689"},{"product_id":"19th-desvarreux-american-huge-impressionist-oil-canvas-farmers-cows-sheep","title":"Signed Oil Painting by Desvarreux-Larpenteur, Farmers with Cows and Sheep in a Forest, 1890s Original","description":"\u003ch2\u003eFarmers, Cows and Sheep on a Country Road\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA farmer drives a pair of oxen and a loaded cart along a dirt road that curves through a lush green clearing at the edge of a forest. A second figure, a woman in a white blouse and straw hat, walks behind the cart alongside a small flock of sheep. The cows are painted with care: the lead animal, white with brown markings, turns its head toward the viewer while the second pulls forward into the yoke. The road surface catches warm afternoon light, while the trees on both sides cast long, dappled shadows across the grass. The sky is partly clouded, bright near the top and slightly hazy at the horizon. The brushwork is loose in the foliage and tighter on the animals and figures, with thick impasto on the white cow's flank where the light hits hardest.\u003c\/p\u003e\n \n\u003ch2\u003eAbout the Artist\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJames Desvarreux-Larpenteur (1847-1937) was born in Senneçey-le-Grand, Burgundy, France, and trained at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris under Alexandre Cabanel and Pierre Puvis de Chavannes. He exhibited at the Paris Salon from the 1870s onward. In the 1890s he relocated to Indianapolis, Indiana, where he became an active member of the local art community and continued to paint pastoral landscapes with cattle, a subject he returned to throughout his career. His work is held in several American institutional collections, including the Indianapolis Museum of Art. This painting dates to the 1890s, the period when Desvarreux-Larpenteur was producing his most characteristic pastoral subjects, combining his French academic training with direct observation of rural life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/galerieclub.com\/blogs\/artist-directory\/desvarreux-larpenteur-james-1847-1937\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRead the full biography of James Desvarreux-Larpenteur →\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"GalerieClub Fine Art","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57228506562892,"sku":"255","price":3700.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1048\/4911\/3420\/files\/Signed_oil_painting_of_farmers_with_cows_and_sheep_by_Desvarreux-Larpenteur_1890s_French_pastoral_scene_framed.png?v=1779120169"},{"product_id":"desvarreux-larpenteur-tree-landscape-riverside-oil-canvas-19th-century","title":"James Desvarreux-Larpenteur (1847-1937), Tree Along the River, Signed Oil on Canvas, Late 19th Century","description":"\u003ch2\u003eTree Along the River\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis oil on canvas shows a tree standing along a riverbank, with the water visible through the foliage and the landscape opening beyond. The brushwork is loose and confident, with visible strokes that build up the texture of the leaves and the reflections on the water. The palette leans on greens, earth tones, and soft blues in a manner consistent with late 19th century French Impressionism. The painting is signed in the bottom left corner.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout the Artist\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJames Desvarreux-Larpenteur (1847-1937) was born in France and trained at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris before settling in Baltimore, Maryland, where he became a recognized figure in the American art scene. He exhibited in both France and the United States, and his landscapes show the influence of the Barbizon school and early Impressionism. His work is held in several American collections. This painting comes from the sale of the painter's workshop, which gives it a direct link to the artist's studio practice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/galerieclub.com\/blogs\/artist-directory\/desvarreux-larpenteur-james-1847-1937\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRead the full biography of James Desvarreux-Larpenteur →\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"GalerieClub Fine Art","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57228510429516,"sku":"150","price":1900.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1048\/4911\/3420\/files\/James_Desvarreux-Larpenteur_signed_oil_painting_of_a_tree_along_the_river_late_19th_century_Impressionist_artwork.png?v=1778284361"},{"product_id":"desvarreux-larpenteur-heather-landscape-oil-canvas-19th-century","title":"James Desvarreux-Larpenteur (1847-1937), Heather Landscape, Signed Oil on Canvas, Late 19th Century, Framed","description":"\u003ch2\u003eHeather Landscape\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis oil on canvas depicts a stretch of heathland under an open sky, with low vegetation covering the foreground and middle ground. The palette is built on earthy tones with touches of green and muted purple, and the brushwork is loose and textured in the manner of late 19th century French Impressionism. The composition is horizontal and quiet, focused on the light and atmosphere of the landscape rather than on figures or narrative. The painting is signed in the bottom left corner.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout the Artist\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJames Desvarreux-Larpenteur (1847-1937) was born in France and trained at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris before settling in Baltimore, Maryland, where he became a recognized figure in the American art scene. He exhibited in both France and the United States, and his landscapes show the influence of the Barbizon school and early Impressionism. His work is held in several American collections. 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