Two Horses at a Watering Place (Les Deux chevaux a l'abreuvoir)

Executed in cliché-verre, a pioneering technique combining photographic and etching processes using glass plates, the work features soft, blurry forms and a muted brown and tan palette, resulting in a distinctive dreamy, faded appearance.

Daubigny, known for experimental printmaking, frequently used cliché-verre. While specific provenance details for this work are not provided, it aligns with his mid-19th-century output, characteristic of his innovative approach to printmaking.

This piece sits at the intersection of the Barbizon school's realism and the emerging Impressionist movement. Daubigny's use of cliché-verre was part of a broader experimentation in 19th-century art, bridging traditional techniques with modern innovations.