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Charles François Daubigny

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WA-00026768

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139

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MoMA

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MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/1393
Tier 1 · Institutional92%

About

Why this artist matters now

Charles François Daubigny was a French landscape painter of the 19th century known for his naturalistic depictions of rivers, meadows, and woodland scenes. He worked primarily in oil on canvas, developing a direct observational approach that emphasized light and atmospheric effects over romantic drama. Daubigny's fluid brushwork and commitment to plein air study influenced the development of Impressionism, though his practice remained rooted in a more structured Barbizon aesthetic. He painted extensively along the Oise and Seine rivers, establishing a methodical engagement with a single landscape across seasons and times of day.

Source: Moma Bulk 2026 05 04 · Trust score: 92% · Updated 29d ago

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Smithsonian American Art Museum Museum of Modern ArtNew York Art Institute of Chicago Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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Artworks (6)

The Oak Tree and the Reed

1868 · blue, gray, and black wash, and graphite

Sheet: 29.3 x 23 cm (11 9/16 x 9 1/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

The Boat in Conflans

1866 · etching on chine collé

Sheet: 26.9 x 36.7 cm (10 9/16 x 14 7/16 in.); Platemark: 11 x 13.8 cm (4 5/16 x 5 7/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Sunset on the River Oise

1866 · oil on wood panel

Framed: 56.2 x 85.1 x 9 cm (22 1/8 x 33 1/2 x 3 9/16 in.); Unframed: 40.1 x 69.1 cm (15 13/16 x 27 3/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

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LE BOTIN, CONFLANS (plate facing page 54) from LE PAYSAGISTE AUX CHAMPS

1866 · Etching, printed in black

plate 4 5/16 x 5 9/16" (11 x 14.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Deer

1857 · cliché-verre

Sheet: 17.9 x 23.9 cm (7 1/16 x 9 7/16 in.); Platemark: 16.5 x 19.8 cm (6 1/2 x 7 13/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Villerville Seen from Le Ratier

1855 · oil on fabric

Framed: 80 x 141.5 x 7.5 cm (31 1/2 x 55 11/16 x 2 15/16 in.); Unframed: 54.2 x 116.2 cm (21 5/16 x 45 3/4 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Artwork sources (4)

6 published of 138 catalogued · 134 with image

Cleveland Museum of Art
5 published5 img
MoMA
1 publishedof 2 catalogued
+ 2 more sources · 131 catalogued, not yet published

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5 entries · 1 sources

The Boat in Conflans
1866 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Villerville Seen from Le Ratier
1855 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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The Oak Tree and the Reed
1868 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Sunset on the River Oise
1866 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Deer
1857 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Smithsonian American Art Museum Museum of Modern Art Art Institute of Chicago Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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Smithsonian American Art Museum

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Museum of Modern Art

New York, US

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Art Institute of Chicago

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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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