Artwork
The Pool with Stags
The Pool with Stags is a print by the Romanticist artist Charles François Daubigny. It dates from 1845 and is held in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.
About this work
Overview
The Pool with Stags is a print by Charles-François Daubigny, a French artist associated with the Barbizon school, created in 1845.
Subject & Meaning
The print depicts a serene forest scene with a pool, two deer, and a distant horseback rider on a winding path, evoking a sense of tranquility and coexistence between humans and nature.
Technique & Style
Daubigny employed loose, sketchy lines to convey movement in the water and foliage, characteristic of his naturalistic and atmospheric approach to landscape representation.
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…
