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Twilight
(18th and 19th Centuries )
During the 1860s, Daubigny began regularly painting moonlight scenes, evoking a mood of melancholy that his biographer Frédéric Henriet attributed to his advancing age. He cruised up and down the Seine River in his studio-boat in search of subjects such as this view near the village of Andrésy. The picture was probably completed in the studio over several sessions and exhibited at the 1867 Paris Salon.
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Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
M. Coing (?) [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; John Taylor Johnston Sale, National Academy of Design New York, December 19-22, 1876, no. 54; William T. Walters, Baltimore, December 1876, by purchase [Robert Somerville as agent]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894, by inheritance; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 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. |
| 1998 | Before Monet: Landscape Painting in France and Impressionist Masters: Highlights from The Walters Collection. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
| 1867 | Salon, Paris, 1867. Musée du Louvre, Paris. |
| 1889-1890 | The Works of Antoine-Louis Barye. American Art Gallery (New York), New York. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| Examination | examined for loan | |
| 9/1/1952 | Treatment | cleaned; coated |
| 7/16/1989 | Loan Consideration | examined for loan |
| 11/18/2003 | Examination | examined for exhibition |
| 12/5/2003 | Examination | examined for condition |
| 12/29/2004 | Treatment | cleaned; loss compensation; coated |
| 3/8/2008 | Examination | examined for loan |
Geographies
France (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 17 11/16 x W: 32 1/16 in. (45 x 81.5 cm); Framed H: 29 1/2 x W; 43 5/8 x D: 4 1/2 in. (74.93 x 110.81 x 11.43 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by William T. Walters, 1876
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.
37.128