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Charles François Daubigny (French, 1817-1878) (Artist)
1874
oil on panel
(18th and 19th Centuries )

Daubigny's loose, spontaneous brushwork and rich use of color provide a direct link with the work of the impressionists. Like his younger colleagues, he was also regularly criticized for producing mere "impressions" rather than more detailed, polished views of nature. This vibrantly colored scene dates from 1874, the year of the first impressionist exhibition.

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[Signature] In brown paint at lower right: Daubigny; [Date] In brown paint at lower right: 1874

Provenance
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Purchased by William T. Walters (through George A. Lucas as agent), Baltimore; inherited by Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.

Exhibitions

2016-2017 Daubigny, Monet, Van Gogh: Impressions of Landscape. Taft Museum of Art, Cincinnati; National Galleries of Scotland, Edinburgh; Amsterdam: Van Gogh Museum, AJ Amsterdam.
2014-2016 From Rye to Raphael: The Walters Story. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore.
2010-2011 19th Century Masterpieces from the Walters Art Museum. Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Santa Barbara; Jack S. Blanton Museum of Art, Austin.
2008-2009 The Road to Impressionism: Barbizon Landscapes from the Walters Art Museum. The Dixon Gallery and Gardens, Memphis; The Frick Art & Historical Center, Pittsburgh.
2004-2005 The Road to Impressionism: Landscapes from Corot to Manet. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore.
2002-2004 A Magnificent Age: Masterpieces from the Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore; The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City; Mint Museum of Art, Charlotte.
1998 Before Monet: Landscape Painting in France and Impressionist Masters: Highlights from The Walters Collection. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore.
1967 An Exhibition of the Treasures of The Walters Art Gallery. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore; Smith College Museum of Art, Northampton; Pace Wildenstein Gallery, New York.
1951 From Ingres to Gauguin: French Nineteenth Century Paintings Owned in Maryland. Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore.
1889-1890 The Works of Antoine-Louis Barye. American Art Gallery (New York), New York.

Conservation

Date Description Narrative
3/25/1943 Treatment cleaned; coated
7/16/1984 Loan Consideration examined for loan
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Measurements

H: 17 1/2 x W: 27 5/16 in. (44.4 x 69.4 cm); Framed H: 31 1/16 × W: 40 1/2 × D: 5 1/2 in. (78.9 × 102.87 × 13.97 cm)

Credit Line

Acquired by Henry Walters, 1887-1895

Location in Museum

Not on view

Accession Number

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37.163

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  • Wednesday—Sunday: 10 a.m.—5 p.m.
  • Thursday: 1–8 p.m.
  • Monday—Tuesday: Closed

Location

600 N. Charles St.
Baltimore, MD
21201

Phone

410-547-9000

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