BARBIZON PRINTMAKING

The genre of pure, objective landscape art was first established in the small village of Barbizon, France, just 37 miles southeast of Paris. Participating artists from the Auberge Ganne Inn became known as the Barbizon School and were responsible for the production of realism landscape paintings, etchings, and lithographs, which further lead to the influence of French impressionism.

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The University of Wisconsin - La Crosse has recently been gifted a valuable, museum quality collection of Barbizon etchings and lithographs from a generous donor. I have been fortunate enough, with the help of the University of Wisconsin - La Crosse URC, to travel to France to research the origins of the prints and specific artists of the collection.