Artwork
The Boat Trip
The Boat Trip is a work on paper by the Impressionist artist Charles François Daubigny. It dates from 1861 and is held in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.
About this work
Tall reeds frame the top, while below, a small boat floats near lush plants and a few animals.
This print shows a black-and-white scene of a boat trip along a riverbank. Tall reeds frame the top, while below, a small boat floats near lush plants and a few animals. The water has gentle ripples, and the shore is packed with wildflowers and grasses.
The title, *Voyage en Bateau*, means "The Boat Trip," and the artist’s name is Daubigny. The year 1862 is printed, but the work was actually made in 1861.
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Artist & collection
Artist
Charles-François Daubigny ( DOH-bin-yee, US: DOH-been-YEE, doh-BEEN-yee, French: ; 15 February 1817 – 19 February 1878) was a French painter, one of the members of the Barbizon school, and is considered an important precursor of…
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