Clair de lune à Valmondois (Moonlight at Valmondois)

Charles-François Daubigny

Associated Names
Charles-François Daubigny

Artist, French, 1817 - 1878

The image depicts a rural landscape under a moonlit sky. The horizon is low in the composition, with haystacks and trees silhouetted against it. The moon is partially hidden by clouds, casting light across the scene. The etching technique used creates texture and movement. The color palette is monochromatic, in shades of black and white. A figure tends to cattle in the forefront, with more foliage in the distance.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 19 x 26.4 cm (7 1/2 x 10 3/8 in.)
    sheet: 23.6 x 31.3 cm (9 5/16 x 12 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2006.84.4

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Delteil, no. 127

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Paul Prouté, S.A.); purchased 2006 by NGA.

Associated Names

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.

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: Daubigny del. et sc.; lower center in plate: CLAIR DE LUNE A VALMONDOIS; upper right in plate: 409; lower right in plate: Vve. A. Cadart, Edit. Imp. 56 Baro Haussmann, Paris

Wikidata ID

Q76337356

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