DOI Heft:
No. 118 (December, 1906)
DOI Artikel:Halton, Ernest G.: The collection of Mr. Alexander Young, 2, The Daubignys
DOI Seite / Zitierlink:https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.28250#0121
The Alexander Young Collection—II. The Daubignys
“the afterglow
BY C. F. DAUBIGNY
“THE COTTAGE IN THE WOOD
BY C. F. DAUBIGNY
than The Drinking Place, and here the sky is quite
simple. It is an admirable work, and in the sug-
gestion of freshness and daylight, and the handling
of the trees reflected in the pool, the painter shows
some of the most attractive qualities of his art. The
trees in the background are reminiscent of Corot’s
unique treatment of foliage, but the subject as
a whole is treated with more vigour than the older
artist ever allowed himself. The green tones and
the rich colour in the darker portions of the canvas
are of fine quality. Painted nearly two years
earlier, Evening (page 113) does not show the
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“the afterglow
BY C. F. DAUBIGNY
“THE COTTAGE IN THE WOOD
BY C. F. DAUBIGNY
than The Drinking Place, and here the sky is quite
simple. It is an admirable work, and in the sug-
gestion of freshness and daylight, and the handling
of the trees reflected in the pool, the painter shows
some of the most attractive qualities of his art. The
trees in the background are reminiscent of Corot’s
unique treatment of foliage, but the subject as
a whole is treated with more vigour than the older
artist ever allowed himself. The green tones and
the rich colour in the darker portions of the canvas
are of fine quality. Painted nearly two years
earlier, Evening (page 113) does not show the
107