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Sunset near Villerville
Charles-François Daubigny, 1876

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Sunset near Villerville

Charles-François Daubigny (1817 - 1878), c. 1876

oil on canvas, 89 cm x 130 cm
The Mesdag Collection, The Hague


Daubigny paid regular visits to the coastal village of Villerville-sur-Mer in Normandy. There he painted various seascapes, including this sunset. Daubigny applied the paint with quick, broad brushstrokes and a palette knife. That makes the painting look as though it was completed in one sitting. In reality, he made changes to it several times.

Daubigny's use of bright colours, such as intense yellows, oranges and pinks, probably reflects the influence of the French Impressionists. At their first exhibition in 1874, those young painters had caused a commotion with their colourful, swiftly painted impressions of natural scenes.

Daubigny's setting sun is most reminiscent of Claude Monet's Impression soleil levant, the painting that gave Impressionism its name. Monet and Daubigny were friends, and both benefited from their artistic interaction.

See also:

  • 1871 - 1880
  • painting
  • seascape
  • genre picture
  • coastal landscape
  • Charles-François Daubigny

Object number
hwm0089
Credits
The Mesdag Collection, The Hague
Dimensions
89cm x 130cm, 123cm x 158.5cm, 15cm