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I galleriets øjne er Henri Harpigniess mest berømte maleri Moonlight. Crémieu (1847) og Path through a Normandy Village (1877) fuldender trioen, som ethvert øje genkender. Ud af de 264 værker af Henri Harpignies i vores katalog præsenterer galleriet herunder de 100 mest berømte, hver som et originalværk med årstal, museum og det, der gør det unikt.
The nocturnal scene known as Moonlight emerges from the brush of Henri Harpignies. This landscape captures a quiet moment where the sky and earth meet under a soft, luminous glow. The artist, Henri Harpignies, brings this specific vision to life through a careful study of the natural world. He was born in Valenciennes, France, and his life spanned from 1819 to 1916. Through his eyes, the night becomes a place…
Henri-Joseph Harpignies’ “Crémieu” (1847) is more than just a landscape painting; it's an immersive experience, a carefully constructed tableau that invites contemplation on the relationship between humanity and the vastness of nature. The scene unfolds within the foothills of the French Alps, depicting a rugged, almost primordial terrain dominated by towering cliffs and a winding path that draws the eye relentlessly into the distance. The painting immediately establishes a sense…
A Glimpse of Rural Tranquility: Henri-Joseph Harpignies' "Path through a Normandy Village" This captivating landscape painting, “Path through a Normandy Village,” created in 1877 by French artist Henri-Joseph Harpignies, offers a serene glimpse into rural life. The artwork transports viewers to the heart of Normandy, France, depicting a picturesque village nestled amongst rolling hills under a cloudy sky. It’s a quintessential example of Impressionism, capturing not just what is seen…
There is a certain stillness that settles over this landscape, a moment caught in the soft, diffused light of a late afternoon. The scene unfolds through a river valley, where the eye is led from the rugged, textured bark of the foreground trees toward a distant, pale body of water. It is a composition of balance and organic movement, where the twisting branches of the trees on the right frame…
A heavy, dark rock formation anchors the left foreground, its jagged edges pressing against the viewer. This shadow-drenched cliff creates a sense of enclosure, a rocky threshold that directs the eye toward the center of the canvas. Beyond this immediate barrier, a winding path leads the gaze through a landscape of ochre and sienna. The river flows with a quiet, reflective surface, mirroring the cool blues of the sky. In…
In the quietude of 1869, Henri-Joseph Harpignies captured more than just a landscape; he bottled a moment of eternal peace. Avallon serves as a breathtaking window into a world where time seems to slow, inviting the viewer to step onto a sun-dappled dirt road that winds through a lush, verdant countryside. The composition is masterfully orchestrated, leading the eye from the textured foreground—where the roughness of the path and the…
Henri-Joseph Harpignies' "Fir Trees in Les Trembleaux, near Marlotte" is more than a landscape painting; it’s an invitation into a hushed sanctuary of the French countryside. Completed in 1854, this vertically oriented work captures a fleeting moment within the Forest of Fontainebleau, a region steeped in artistic tradition and profoundly influential on generations of painters. It's a piece that speaks to the Romantic ideal of nature as both sublime and…
Henri-Joseph Harpignies’ “The Lake,” painted in 1897, isn't merely a landscape; it’s an immersion into a profound sense of serenity. This evocative work, rendered with the meticulous detail characteristic of the Barbizon School, captures a fleeting moment on the shores of a still lake nestled within a dense, verdant forest. The scene unfolds beneath a diffuse, almost ethereal light – not the harsh glare of midday, but rather the soft,…
The oil painting titled Landscape of the Côte d'Azur (Eze, Cap d'Ail, the "Tête de chien"), seen from Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat. was executed by the artist Henri Harpignies in 1865. This work depicts a specific coastal vista located in the region of Eze and Cap d'Ail, specifically focusing on the area known as the "Tête de chien" as viewed from the vantage point of Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat.
In The Railroad Bridge at Briare, Henri Harpignies captures a quiet intersection of industry and the natural world. Painted about 1888, this work presents a grand bridge that spans across tranquil waters. It is a scene of steady, rhythmic movement, where a train glides beneath the massive iron structure, integrated into the landscape rather than disrupting it.
River Landscape with Train of Barges1870 · Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe
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Cliffs Near Cremieu1847 · Scottish National Gallery
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View from Capri1853 · Nationalmuseum
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Entrée d'un bois1851 · University of Dundee
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Landscape near Rome1851
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View of the Isle of Capri, Gulf of Naples1853
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View of the Island of Capri1853
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Fir Trees in Les Trembleaux, near Marlotte (Sapins aux Trembleaux à Marlotte)1854
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A River Scene1850 · National Gallery
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Landscape of Hills1858 · Petit Palais
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Duck Shooting on the Banks of the River Allier1861
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River Banks, Auvergne1860
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The Estate of Saulce (Dept. Gonne)1869
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Open Clearing in the Forest, with Pond1870 · Museum Gouda
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Forest Clearing, Fontainebleau1866 · Petit Palais
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Bay of Naples1866
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View of the Pont Neuf and of the Western Point of the Île de la Cité from the Banks of the Seine1870
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View of the Louvre, with the Grande Galerie and the Pavillon de Flore1870
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Landscape in Auvergne1870 · National Gallery of Art
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The Rocky Path in the Morvan (Chemin des roches dans le Morvan)1869
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Rome, View of the Palatine Hill1865
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Farmhouses, St Aubin, Jersey1865
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Rome, View of the Colosseum from the Basilica of Domitian1864 · Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe
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The Colosseum in Rome1878 · Petit Palais
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Morning in the Nievre1877 · Art Gallery of New South Wales
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Landscape with two figures1875 · Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen
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A Meadow in the Bourbonnais, Morning1876 · Brooklyn Museum
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View at Hérisson, Allier1875 · Walters Art Museum
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Untitled (ARD3EV)1875 · Norton Simon Museum
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Farmhouse1875 · Norton Simon Museum of Art
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Evening Landscape1880 · Museum Gouda
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Landscape1880 · Museum Gouda
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Landscape with an Old Dam1882 · Museum of Fine Arts
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Landscape1880 · Musée d'Orsay
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Landscape1884
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Moonrise1885 · Metropolitan Museum of Art
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View of a Village1882
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The Winding River1882 · Manchester Art Gallery
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Landscape with an Old Dam1882
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A Quay in Nice, Les Ponchettes1887 · Petit Palais
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Two Trees at the Edge of a Forest1887 · Petit Palais
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Sketch for the Galerie des Tourelles of the Hôtel de Ville de Paris: Le Jardin du Luxembourg1890 · Petit Palais
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The Village Church1891 · Saint Louis Art Museum
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A River Scene1887 · National Gallery of Ireland
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Landscape By Moonlight1891 · Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen
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Trees to the Left of a Stream1890 · Minneapolis Institute of Art
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Sunset Landscape1887 · Los Angeles County Museum of Art
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Hilly landscape with birches1890 · Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen
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Landscape with a River1892
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Landscape with a Church1891
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View of the Avenue Victoria1891
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Landscape near St. Prive1891
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The Painter's Garden at Saint-Prive1886
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Meadow, Sunlight Effect1889
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Moonrise1892
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Landscape at Dusk1890
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Environs de Saint Pierre, Yonne1886
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Evening at Saint Privé1890 · Museum of Fine Arts
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The Painter's Garden at Saint Privé1886 · National Gallery
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Evening at Saint Privé1890
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Windmill in Valenciennes1895 · Museum of Fine Arts Ghent (MSK)
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View of a Stream1895 · Minneapolis Institute of Art
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Willows on the Banks of the Loire1893 · Brooklyn Museum
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A Large Tree - Path in the Countryside1898
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Landscape with Lake1895
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The Lake1897
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Le pont de Nevers1893 · Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery
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Le Pont de Nevers1893 · Birmingham Museums And Art Gallery
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The Castle of Clisson1895
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Landscape with Two Boys Carrying Firewood1894
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Autumn Evening1894 · National Gallery
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Oak1895
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The Bay of Mentone1905 · Bavarian State Painting Collections
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The Côte d'Azur, Bay on the Mediterranean1902 · Petit Palais
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The oaks1905 · National Museum of Fine Arts of Cuba
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La Rigole à St. Privé, Yonne (Rivulet at St. Privé, Yonne)1902 · Buffalo AKG Art Museum
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Landscape at Dusk1902 · Yale University Art Gallery
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The Rocky Path in the Morvan (Chemin des roches dans le Morvan)1869 · Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Landscape with a Pond1899
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Moonlight on a Lake1902 · Leeds Art Gallery
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Sunshine on the Riviera1899 · Aberdeen Art Gallery
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A Hilly Landscape1903 · Perth Art Gallery
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The Banks of the Loire1900 · Scottish National Gallery
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The Stream1906 · Petit Palais
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The Bench1906 · Petit Palais
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A Landscape1909 · National Gallery of Ireland
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View around Menton
98
Menton
99
the banks of the Seine
100
View from the Luxembourg Gardens, Paris
De fire motiver, der optræder hyppigst i disse originaler, hver med sit fineste eksempel.
De 8 museer, der rummer flest af malerierne på denne side.
| Museum | By | Værker af Henri Harpignies | Malerier fra denne liste |
|---|---|---|---|
 Petit Palais |
Paris | 11 | Landscape of Hills, Forest Clearing, Fontainebleau, The Colosseum in Rome |
 National Gallery |
London | 5 | River and Hills, A River Scene, The Painter's Garden at Saint Privé |
 Metropolitan Museum of Art |
New York | 3 | Fir Trees in Les Trembleaux, near Marlotte (Sapins aux Trembleaux à Marlotte), Moonrise, The Rocky Path in the Morvan (Chemin des roches dans le Morvan) |
 Museum Gouda |
Gouda | 3 | Open Clearing in the Forest, with Pond, Evening Landscape, Landscape |
 Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen |
Rotterdam | 3 | Landscape with two figures, Landscape By Moonlight, Hilly landscape with birches |
 Fitzwilliam-museet |
Cambridge | 4 | Crémieu, The Lake |
 National Gallery of Ireland |
Dublin | 3 | A River Scene, A Landscape |
 National Gallery of Art |
Washington | 2 | Landscape, Landscape in Auvergne |
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Henri-Joseph Harpignies’ “Crémieu” (1847) is more than just a landscape painting; it's an immersive experience, a carefully constructed tableau that invites contemplation on the relationship between humanity and the vastness of nature. The scene unfolds within the foothills of the French Alps, depicting a rugged, almost primordial terrain dominated by towering cliffs and a winding path that draws the eye relentlessly into the distance. The painting immediately establishes a sense…
A heavy, dark rock formation anchors the left foreground, its jagged edges pressing against the viewer. This shadow-drenched cliff creates a sense of enclosure, a rocky threshold that directs the eye toward the center of the canvas. Beyond this immediate barrier, a winding path leads the gaze through a landscape of ochre and sienna. The river flows with a quiet, reflective surface, mirroring the cool blues of the sky. In…
In the quietude of 1869, Henri-Joseph Harpignies captured more than just a landscape; he bottled a moment of eternal peace. Avallon serves as a breathtaking window into a world where time seems to slow, inviting the viewer to step onto a sun-dappled dirt road that winds through a lush, verdant countryside. The composition is masterfully orchestrated, leading the eye from the textured foreground—where the roughness of the path and the…
A Glimpse of Rural Tranquility: Henri-Joseph Harpignies' "Path through a Normandy Village" This captivating landscape painting, “Path through a Normandy Village,” created in 1877 by French artist Henri-Joseph Harpignies, offers a serene glimpse into rural life. The artwork transports viewers to the heart of Normandy, France, depicting a picturesque village nestled amongst rolling hills under a cloudy sky. It’s a quintessential example of Impressionism, capturing not just what is seen…
In The Railroad Bridge at Briare, Henri Harpignies captures a quiet intersection of industry and the natural world. Painted about 1888, this work presents a grand bridge that spans across tranquil waters. It is a scene of steady, rhythmic movement, where a train glides beneath the massive iron structure, integrated into the landscape rather than disrupting it.
There is a certain stillness that settles over this landscape, a moment caught in the soft, diffused light of a late afternoon. The scene unfolds through a river valley, where the eye is led from the rugged, textured bark of the foreground trees toward a distant, pale body of water. It is a composition of balance and organic movement, where the twisting branches of the trees on the right frame…
Moonlight. Derefter følger Crémieu (1847) og Path through a Normandy Village (1877).
Moonlight, Crémieu, Path through a Normandy Village, Landscape, River and Hills, Avallon, Fir Trees in Les Trembleaux, near Marlotte (Sapins aux Trembleaux à Marlotte), The Lake, Landscape of the Côte d'Azur (Eze, Cap d'Ail, the "Tête de chien"), seen from Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat. og The Railroad Bridge at Briare. Ranglisten ovenfor viser det enkelte værks årstal og museum.
Vores katalog indeholder 264 værker af Henri Harpignies, dateret fra 1847 til 1909.
Primært i Petit Palais (Paris), National Gallery (London) og Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York). Museumslisten ovenfor viser dem alle.
I 1890s: 29 af de 100 værker på denne side blev skabt dengang, herunder Landscape.
På denne side er det tidligste Crémieu (1847) og det seneste A Landscape (1909).
Landscape (31), Trees (21) og Sky (19), fordelt på de 100 værker på denne side.
Oil On Canvas, for 25 af de 100 værker på denne side.
Barbizon school og Impressionism, baseret på originalerne på denne side.
Landscape of Hills, Forest Clearing, Fontainebleau og The Colosseum in Rome: Petit Palais, Paris har 9 af værkerne på denne side.
Født den 28. juni 1819 i Valenciennes, Frankrig, mødte Henri-Joseph Harpignies indledningsvis forældrenes forventninger om en karriere inden for erhvervslivet. Hans passion for kunsten viste sig dog at være alt for stærk til at blive ignoreret. Med belgisk herkomst blev familiens oprindelige planer lagt til side, da han dedikerede sig til at blive kunstner. I en alder af syvogtyve år påbegyndte han formelt sin kunstneriske uddannelse i Paris, hvor han trådte ind i atelieret hos Jean Achard. Denne grundlæggende periode fokuserede på udviklingen af solide tegnefærdigheder – et afgørende element, der forblev centralt i Harpignies’ værk.
Efter to år under Achards vejledning begav Harpignies sig ud på en skelsættende rejse til Italien i 1848. Denne oplevelse formede hans kunstneriske vision dybtgående. Ved sin hjemkomst i 1erede blev han bekendt med de førende skikkelser inden for Barbizon-skolen, herunder Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot. Barbizon-malernes vægtning af direkte observation af naturen og deres realistiske skildring af landlivet resonerede dybt med Harpignies. I 1860 cementerede han yderligere sin kunstneriske forbindelse til Corot gennem en fælles rejse tilbage til Italien.
Harpignies’ stil er kendetegnet ved sine serene og idylliske skildringer af det franske landskab. Han indfangede mesterligt de subtile nuancer af lys og atmosfære, hvilket skabte landskaber, der fremkalder en følelse af ro og harmoni. Hans teknik indebar omhyggelig observation kombineret med en raffineret forståelse for komposition. Selvom han var påvirket af Barbizon-skolens realisme, udviklede Harpignies sin egen distinkte stemme, hvor han ofte indarbejdede en poetisk følsomhed i sit arbejde.
Harpignies’ kunstneriske eftermæle rækker ud over hans egne malerier. Han var en dedikeret lærer, der videregav sin viden og sine færdigheder til talrige elever, herunder Émile Appay (1876-1935) og James Wilson Morrice (1865-1924). Hans indflydelse kan ses i udviklingen af fransk landskabsmaleri gennem hele slutningen af det 19. og begyndelsen af det 20. århundrede. Han var med til at befæste Barbizon-skolens betydning for efterfølgende generationer af kunstnere.
Henri-Joseph Harpignies indtager en vigtig plads i den franske landskabsmaleris historie. Hans arbejde afspejler en dyb værdsættelse af naturen og en forpligtelse til at indfange dens skønhed med ærlighed og følsomhed. Han døde i 1916 og efterlod sig en rig kunstnerisk arv, der fortsat inspirerer og fanger publikum i dag. Hans malerier findes i fremtrædende museumssamlinger, herunder Musée des Beaux-Arts Valence, hvilket sikrer hans vedvarende anerkendelse som en mester inden for landskabskunsten.
