Nationalmuseum Sweden acquires oil sketches by Pierre Henri de Valenciennes and Simon Denis | International News Live Blog

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Nationalmuseum has acquired three landscape studies from Italy in oil by Pierre Henri de Valenciennes and Simon Denis. The works were hastily painted on paper on location, which was a novel approach in the late 18th century. This significant acquisition enables Nationalmuseum to better chart the beginnings of plein air … http://internationalnewslive.com/nationalmuseum-sweden-acquires-oil-sketches-by-pierre-henri-de-valenciennes-and-simon-denis/