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Moonlit Landscape

1862

Charles-François Daubigny

Associated Names

Charles-François Daubigny

Artist, French, 1817 - 1878

This image shows a landscape with a horizon at dusk or dawn. The horizon divides the composition, with a focus on the light where the sun meets the water. The light source is centrally positioned, drawing the eye towards it. The landscape includes a waterbody reflecting the light, with tree silhouettes framing the scene on either side. The artwork uses a pointillist technique with stippling brushstrokes creating a textured sky. The color palette is monochromatic with shades of brown and beige, enhancing the tranquil atmosphere of the scene.

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Artwork overview

Medium

cliché-verre
Credit Line

Gift of Gaillard F. Ravenel and Frances P. Smyth-Ravenel
Dimensions

plate: 16.6 x 20 cm (6 9/16 x 7 7/8 in.)
sheet: 16.8 x 20.1 cm (6 5/8 x 7 15/16 in.)
Accession Number

2000.7.12
Catalogue Raisonné

Delteil, no. 144

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Gaillard F. Ravenel and Frances P. Smyth-Ravenel, Washington D.C.; gift to NGA, 2000.

Associated Names

Gaillard F. Ravenel and Frances P. Smyth-Ravenel Fund

Exhibition History

2000

Drawings and Prints from the Permanent Collection (Summer 2000), National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2000.

Bibliography

1906

Delteil, Loys. Le peintre-graveur illustre. 31 vols. Paris: Published by the author, 1906-1926. Reprint. New York: Collectors Editions, Da Capo Press, 1969. Vol. 30 (Albert Besnard) is by Louis Godefroy.

Wikidata ID

Q75425738

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