François Visconti
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François Visconti was a French
painter
of the Barbizon school
. Visconti was active, from at least the early 1870s, in the Fontainebleau
region of France. While not as well known as many of his contemporaries, his works were accepted at exhibitions alongside the likes of Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot
, Charles-François Daubigny
, and Narcisse Virgilio Díaz
among others.
Since his death Visconti's works have continued to be collectible, resulting in a regular stream of successful auction transactions, including Christie’s (New York, 2000), Bernaerts (Antwerp, 2008), and Bruun Rasmussen (Denmark, 2007), among others.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
painter
Painting
Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface . The application of the medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush but other objects can be used. In art, the term painting describes both the act and the result of the action. However, painting is...
of the Barbizon school
Barbizon school
The Barbizon school of painters were part of a movement towards realism in art, which arose in the context of the dominant Romantic Movement of the time. The Barbizon school was active roughly from 1830 through 1870...
. Visconti was active, from at least the early 1870s, in the Fontainebleau
Fontainebleau
Fontainebleau is a commune in the metropolitan area of Paris, France. It is located south-southeast of the centre of Paris. Fontainebleau is a sub-prefecture of the Seine-et-Marne department, and it is the seat of the arrondissement of Fontainebleau...
region of France. While not as well known as many of his contemporaries, his works were accepted at exhibitions alongside the likes of Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot
Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot
Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot was a French landscape painter and printmaker in etching. Corot was the leading painter of the Barbizon school of France in the mid-nineteenth century...
, Charles-François Daubigny
Charles-François Daubigny
Charles-François Daubigny was one of the painters of the Barbizon school, and is considered an important precursor of Impressionism....
, and Narcisse Virgilio Díaz
Narcisse Virgilio Díaz
Narcisse Virgilio Díaz de la Peña was a French painter of the Barbizon school.Diaz was born in Bordeaux to Spanish parents. At the age of ten, Diaz became an orphan, and misfortune dogged his early years. His foot was bitten by a reptile in Meudon wood, near Sèvres, where he had been taken to live...
among others.
Since his death Visconti's works have continued to be collectible, resulting in a regular stream of successful auction transactions, including Christie’s (New York, 2000), Bernaerts (Antwerp, 2008), and Bruun Rasmussen (Denmark, 2007), among others.