Bridge over an Estuary

Charles-François Daubigny

Associated Names
Charles-François Daubigny

Artist, French, 1817 - 1878

The image is an artwork showing a waterway with a bridge. Various ships and cranes are visible against a muted sky. The brushstrokes are subtle and sketch-like, giving texture to the slopes and structures. The color palette is mainly grays, blacks, and sepia. In the foreground, a bank slopes down to the water, leading to the bridge spanning the water. In the distance, docked ships and masts are visible.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    charcoal and pen and brown ink on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    overall: 27.5 x 43.2 cm (10 13/16 x 17 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1973.43.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Estate stamp (Lugt 518); Shepherd Gallery, Associates, Inc; purchased 1974 by NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1974

  • NGA Recent Acquisitions 1974, no. 57.

Inscriptions

lower right artist's stamp in red (Lugt 518)

Wikidata ID

Q64539622

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