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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.
Inscription
Provenance
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Purchased by William T. Walters (through George A. Lucas as agent), Baltimore, February 4, 1864 [1]; inherited by Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.
[1] The Diary of George A. Lucas, p. 171.
Exhibitions
| 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
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
37.17