Adolphe Monticelli (French, 1824-1886) Figural Landscape, The Peacock Garden, ca. 1860

Adolphe Monticelli (French, 1824-1886) Oil on Panel, Figural Landscape, After the Original, The Peacock Garden, ca. 1860. Depicting a classical scene with a man playing a stringed instrument for women in a garden setting. Signed lower left. Measuring 16 inches H x 12 W, frame measure 23 inches x 19.

Adolphe Monticelli (1824-1886) was a highly individual French painter, a generation older than the Impressionists, known for a unique Romantic style that deeply influenced artists like Vincent van Gogh and Paul Cézanne. While his work was not widely appreciated in his own time, it had a significant impact on later artists. The young Paul Cézanne often painted with him, and Vincent van Gogh became a passionate admirer of his work, adopting a brighter palette and bolder brushwork after encountering his paintings in Paris. Van Gogh even stated, "I sometimes think that I am really continuing that man".