International studio (30.1906/1907(1907))

The Alexander Young Collection—II. The Daubignys

same’ breadth of treatment which characterises the
picture just described. The brushwork is tighter,
and we are not impressed with the same feeling of
directness. It is nevertheless an exceedingly pleasing
composition, full of atmosphere and fine in colour,
the pale salmon light in the sky enhancing the
rich tones in the dark group of trees to the left.
Of the more poetic landscapes by Daubigny,
none appealed so much as 1'he Banks of the
River (page 116), perhaps the best of his smaller
pictures in the collection, and one of the most
complete works he painted. The luminous sky is
exceedingly beautiful, and the dark trees throwing

their heavy shadows across the water show con-
siderable depth of colour. The feeling of distance
is cleverly suggested. As an example of the style
of landscape which gained for the master the
popularity which he enjoyed, A Misty Landscape
(page ioo) is interesting. The subject is one
which he never tired of painting. It is treated
here in a somewhat effeminate manner, and this
may be accounted for by the fact that it was
executed in 1875, when his health was failing.
Equally poetic, but a much finer picture,
is The Ferry, considered by many to be one of
the most beautiful examples of Daubigny’s art.


“PECHER1E DE POISSY ”
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BY C. F. DAUBIGNY