Artwork
Deer in the Woods (Les Cerfs sous bois)
Deer in the Woods (Les Cerfs sous bois) is an ink print by the Impressionist artist Charles François Daubigny. It dates from 1850 and is held in the collection of the National Gallery of Art.
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Overview
Deer in the Woods (Les Cerfs sous bois) is an etching by Charles-François Daubigny, a French artist associated with the Barbizon school, created in 1850.
Subject & Meaning
The etching depicts three deer in a dense forest, surrounded by trees and characterized by soft, striped shadows on the ground, exemplifying the Barbizon movement's focus on rural and pastoral subjects.
Technique & Style
Daubigny used a drypoint needle to scratch fine details, such as fur and leaves, into a metal plate, achieving rich blacks in areas where the scratches were deepest.
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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…
