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Sunset on the Coast at Villerville
(18th and 19th Centuries )
Daubigny first visited Villerville in 1854 and returned each year thereafter. He built a lean-to hut for shelter and is known to have painted at least one of his large-scale paintings of the coast entirely on the spot. He wrote:
I look at the sea, and it is so beautiful that I have no desire to go anywhere else. . . . I have seen sunsets that make those of [the French Baroque painter] Claude Lorrain seem very dull.
In this sunset view, the range of colors in the sky, from pinks to lilacs to yellows, highlights Daubigny's ability as a colorist.
It is possible that this painting was exhibited at the Salon in 1855 with the title "Mare au bor de la mer" ("Pond by the Dea"). The large size of this painting would be suited to that venue, supporting this possibility.
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Provenance
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Purchased by William T. Walters (mode of acquisition unknown); inherited by Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.
Exhibitions
| 2024-2025 | Reinstallation 2024: Art and Process. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
| 2014-2016 | From Rye to Raphael: The Walters Story. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
| 2004-2005 | The Road to Impressionism: Landscapes from Corot to Manet. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
| 1998 | Before Monet: Landscape Painting in France and Impressionist Masters: Highlights from The Walters Collection. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
| 1889-1890 | The Works of Antoine-Louis Barye. American Art Gallery (New York), New York. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| Examination | examined for loan | |
| 1/1/1900 | Examination | examined for loan |
| 7/23/1980 | Treatment | stabilized; coated; loss compensation |
| 7/23/1980 | Examination | examined for condition |
| 1/1/1998 | Treatment | cleaned |
Geographies
France (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 36 3/4 x W: 59 1/4 in. (93.4 x 150.5 cm); Framed H: 55 3/4 × W: 78 1/2 × D: 6 1/4 in. (141.61 × 199.39 × 15.88 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by William T. Walters, between 1878 and 1884
Location in Museum
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
37.17