Charles-François Daubigny. A River Landscape with Storks (14.40.818) | Work of Art | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History

A River Landscape with Storks, 1864
Charles-François Daubigny (French, 1817–1878)
Oil on wood; 9 1/2 x 17 5/8 in. (24.1 x 44.8 cm)
Bequest of Benjamin Altman, 1913 (14.40.818)

The site of this river landscape has not yet been identified. It may have been painted near Auvers from the artist's floating studio, or during a trip to northeast France that Daubigny made on his boat after mid-summer 1864.

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Related Timeline(s)

• France, 1800–1900 A.D.

Related Thematic Essay(s)

• The Barbizon School: French Painters of Nature

Related Index Terms

Art Movement/Style

• Barbizon school

Artist

• Daubigny, Charles–François (French, 1817–1878)

Material and Technique

Subject Matter/Theme

Technical Glossary

• Oil Paint
• Wood

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"Charles-François Daubigny. A River Landscape with Storks (14.40.818)". In Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2000–. http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/bfpn/ho_14.40.818.htm (April 2007)

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