Les Laveuses

Artist Charles Francois Daubigny (Paris, France, 1817 - 1878)

Date1873

Mediumoil on canvas

ClassificationsPaintings And Drawings

DimensionsOverall: Height: 36 cm, Width: 59.2 cm
Frame: Height: 56.9 cm, Width: 79.7 cm

AcquisitionPurchased in 1958 with income from the Webster Bequest.

CopyrightOut of copyright - CC0

LocationOn Display - Gallery 10

Object numberABDAG003149

Keywords

About MeAs one of the Barbizon School of artists Charles Daubigny is today regarded as second only to Theodore Rousseau in importance. Daubigny was one of the first to complete sizeable canvases directly from nature. Les Laveuses is representative of his best work in this manner, for it gives the impression of capturing the scene just in the moment that he saw it.
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Daubigny is hugely recognised for his importance in art development. He enjoyed working outdoors, painting in the open air. He also met and influenced Claude Monet and Paul Cézanne.

Exhibitions

Gallery 10 - French Impressions