in 1948, at the age of eighty-two, fournier slipped on an icy sidewalk and sustained injuries resulting in his death. through his landscape paintings and his role in the arts and crafts movement, fournier made a lasting influence on american art. his obituaries revered him as "the last of the barbizon painters," since his style and admiration for the natural world brought the barbizon tradition well into the twentieth century. his paintings were exhibited around the world during his lifetime and continue to be displayed and collected.