Charles François Daubigny (Kunst)

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Charles François Daubigny (1817-1878) was born in Paris on February 15, 1817. Daubigny’s earliest artistic experiences included the decoration of boxes and clocks and at the age of seventeen, restoring paintings at the Louvre under the direction of Granet. His training was largely informal; his studies in the well-respected atelier of the artist Sentie were interrupted by a year-long painting sojourn in Italy with his friend and fellow artist, Henri Mignan. In 1840, he spent a brief period under the tutelage of the academician Paul Delaroche.

His earliest successes, as well as a means of financial support, were his etchings and illustrations. After winning his first Sa1on prize in 1848, the French government commissioned an etching from him after Claude Lorrain’s Abreuvoir. Daubigny’s first love, however, was landscape painting and his fascination with water was evident judging from his Salon entries of the late 40s and early 50s. Known for his spontaneity and broad painterly brushstroke, his work was often criticized for its sketchy quality. Daubigny, unlike many of his contemporaries with whom he is closely associated, spent little time in the region of Barbizon. He traveled extensively in France, as well as to Spain and England. In 1852, Daubigny met Corot, and a long and enduring friendship, which included many painting excursions together throughout France and Switzerland, began.

It was at Auvers in 1857 that Daubigny launched his studio boat, Le Botin, from which he would produce his most memorable and popular paintings of the Oise. From this time, a difference could be seen in Daubigny’s work. His ability to capture the simple beauty of the countryside was unchanged, but his brushstroke became shorter and more confident. Though his work had finally found popular acceptance, criticism did not cease.

Daubigny’s position as a respected painter and prominent member of the artistic community was clearly recognized when in 1865, he was elected a member of the Salon jury. In this role, he was one of few who recognized the talents of a new generation of younger artists, and his influence was key in the acceptance of works by Pisarro, Monet, Sisley and Degas.

Daubigny died on February 19, 1878 in Paris, and according to his wishes, was buried next to his friend Corot at the Cemetery of Le Pere Lachaise.
•Metropolitan Museum of Art
•Louvre, Paris
•National Gallery, Washington, DC
•National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh, Great Britain;
•Courtauld Institute Galleries, London
•Frick Collection, New York
•Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, Great Britain;
•Musee d’Orsay, Paris, France;
•Norton Simon Museum, Pasadena
•National Gallery, London; Tate Museum, London
•Southampton Art Gallery, Southampton, Great Britain;
•Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia;
•High Museum of Art, Atlanta, GA;
•National Gallery, Berlin, Germany;
•Queensland National Art Gallery and Museum, Australia,
•Museum of Fine Art, Budapest, Hungary;
•Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, NY;
•Taft Museum, Cincinnati, OH;
•National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin, Ireland;
•Arnot Art Museum, Elmira, NY;
•Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth, TX;
•Museum of the Groningen Region, Groningen, Netherlands;
•Hendrik Willem Mesdag National Museum, Hague, Netherlands;
•Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO;
•Calouste Gulbenkian Museum, Lisbon, Portugal;
•Grobet-Labadie Museum, Marseille, France;
•National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Australia;
•State Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow;
•Chrysler Museum, Norfolk, VA;
•Smith College Museum of Art, Northampton, MA;
•Snite Museum of Art, Notre Dame, IN;
•Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin College, OH;
•Melton Park Gallery, Oklahoma City, OK;
•Prague National Gallery, Prague, Czechoslovakia;
•Brigham Young University Fine Arts Collection, Provo, UT;
•Memorial Art Gallery, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY;
•Boymans and Van Beunigen Museum, Rotterdam, Netherlands;
•Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota, FL;
•Washington University Gallery of Art, St. Louis, MO;
•University Art Collections, Tempe, AZ; Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, OH;
•National Gallery of Art
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