Johan Barthold Jongkind (Dutch, 1819–1891). A collection of 3 etchings. a) Jetée en bois dans le port de Honfleur, 1865, etching, 23 × 31 cm. b) Moulins en Hollande, 1867, Etching, 13,8 × 18,5 cm. c) Sortie de la Maison Cochin: Fauburg-Saint-Jacques., 1878, etching, 15 x 23 cm. Provenance: From Walter Pach family directly to the current owner. Bio: The Dutch painter Johan Jongkind was considered one of the forerunners of the impressionist movement and often dubbed “The Father of Impressionism”. He developed an idiosyncratic style which earned him the admiration of Edouard Manet, Claude Monet, Camille Pissarro and Eugène Boudin. His early work exemplifies an attachment to the Dutch 17th-century landscape painters, seen firstly in theposition of his painting and secondly, in the choice of his subjects. Upon arrival in Paris, in 1844, Jongkind continued his artistic education, meeting fellow pupils including Thomas Couture, Théodore Rousseau and Eugène Boudin. Taught by Eugène Isabey, Jongkind developed an interest in the river and its banks We see this fondness grow as a recurrent subject in his artwork. Jongkindbined a fresh and intuitive vision, whilst assimilating European landscape tradition. Through a precise method, the artist, endowed with marvellous visual memory, often executed watercolours ahead of the studio paintings. The artist developed a subtle technique, a shimmering style which translated the energetic and emotional character of the scenes he depicted. This new approach to landscape painting significantly influenced the superseding impressionist artists. The artist’s work is included in major global museum collections such as: Musee d’Orsay, Paris; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia; Courtauld Institute of Art, London; Beaux Arts National Museum, Rio de Janeiro; National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.