Narcisse Berchère, Landscape of Asnières-Sur-Seine, 1800s, Oil on Canvas, Framed

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“Landscape of Asnières-sur-Seine” Narcisse Berchère, 19th Century – France

An exceptional oil on canvas by Narcisse Berchère, a renowned French … Read more “Landscape of Asnières-sur-Seine” Narcisse Berchère, 19th Century – France

An exceptional oil on canvas by Narcisse Berchère, a renowned French artist. In it, the artist masterfully captures the tranquil beauty of the landscape, using a palette of soft, muted colors. The painting depicts the town of Asnières-sur-Seine, where Berchère settled permanently after years of traveling through the Middle East, where he developed his Orientalist period, his most celebrated phase. A hazy, blue-gray sky gently transitions to bluish tones, creating a sense of atmospheric depth. The valley unfolds in a tapestry of greens and browns, with fields stretching across the foreground and background. The distant mountains further enhance the painting's sense of depth. However, the idyllic scene contrasts subtly with the growing industrialization of the time, as a bustling industrial scene is also visible: buildings and chimneys emitting plumes of smoke. The tranquil beauty of nature coexists with the growing forces of industrialization.

Narcisse Berchère (1819-1891)
Widely recognized as one of the most important early history painters of the 19th century, Narcisse Berchère (1819-1891) was a painter, engraver, and lithographer who spent his childhood in the Étampes region, where he cultivated the art of drawing from a very young age. He studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris in the studios of Théodore Rousseau and Corot, and was a student of Charles-Caius Renoux and Jean Charles Joseph Rémond; although he seems to have been more influenced by the painters of the Barbizon School than by his immediate mentors.

His early landscapes tended to be dark and austere, though his palette became richer and brighter after visiting Provence and the Middle East, establishing him as a master of Orientalist painting thanks to the scenes captured during his extensive travels. He visited Egypt, Syria, Asia Minor, Turkey, Greece, Venice… In 1856, he spent two months in Sinai with Léon Belly and then visited Lower Egypt with the painter Jean-Léon Gérôme and the sculptor Bartholdi, traveling along the Nile Valley. Although widely considered an Orientalist, Berchère never obsessed with the details of Islamic clothing or architecture; the artist's primary interest was landscape painting.

He won several medals at various World's Fairs and, after many years of traveling through North Africa and the Middle East, settled in Asnières-sur-Seine. Some of his works are held in the Étampes Municipal Museum (Essonne).

Technique: Oil on canvas
Title: “Landscape of Asnières-sur-Seine”
Artist: Narcisse Berchère (1819-1891)
Signed in the lower right corner
Period: Second half of the 19th century
Country of origin: France
Good condition considering its age and use
Overall dimensions: 70 x 94.5 x 7.5 cm
Dimensions without frame: 43.5 x 68 cm

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