Artwork
Moonlit Landscape
Moonlit Landscape is a print by the Impressionist artist Charles François Daubigny. It dates from 1862 and is held in the collection of the National Gallery of Art.
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Overview
Moonlit Landscape is a 1862 print by Charles-François Daubigny, a French artist associated with the Barbizon school, created using the cliché-verre technique, which combines elements of photography and printmaking.
Subject & Meaning
The print depicts a nighttime scene with a dark, misty atmosphere and a central glow, suggesting a moonlit sky over a quiet landscape with hints of trees or buildings.
Technique & Style
Daubigny used chiaroscuro, a technique that employs strong contrasts between light and dark, to create a mysterious effect. The cliché-verre process involved drawing on a glass plate to achieve the distinctive rendering of the scene.
History & Provenance
Created in 1862, Moonlit Landscape is an example of Daubigny's work in printmaking, a medium he frequently employed.
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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…
