Lot 6

Private collection, Paris
Sotheby's, Paris, 1 April 2015, lot 172
Private collection, Melbourne

Hellebranth, R., & Hellebranth, A., Charles François Daubigny, 1817-1878, supplement to the catalogue raisonné, Matute, 1996, p. 37, cat. no. 101 (illus.)

Charles-François Daubigny was a pioneering French landscape painter and printmaker who was a member of the Barbizon School. Renowned for his atmospheric river scenes and rural vistas, Daubigny was among the first artists to paint directly from nature, often working from a studio boat he called ‘Le Botin'. His innovative approach to ‘en plein air' painting greatly influenced the development
of Impressionism, particularly the work of Claude Monet. Daubigny's lyrical depictions of the French countryside reflect a deep sensitivity to light, mood and the changing seasons.