DOI issue:
No. 164 (November, 1906)
DOI article:Halton, Ernest G.: The collection of Mr. Alexander Young, [2]: the Daubignys
DOI Page / Citation link:https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.20716#0122
The Alexander Young Collection—IT The Daubignys
■ villervillb" by c. f. daubigny
tion, there is a feeling of life and open air, and the artist seems to have taken great pains to
the movement of the trees is well suggested. obtain his beautiful effect, while the arrange-
Though the picture is not by any means laboured, ment of the trees in the foreground shows a fine
sense of line. Somewhat
low in tone, the combina-
----------- - i tion of greys and browns
is nevertheless exceedingly
agreeable, and as a study
in the rendering of atmo-
spheric effect it shows Dau-
bigny at his best. A better-
known work is Les Bords de
'_'3c;' \ 1889, and gained the gold
.- , . - ' »'•* ""««► ' Im 1 i medal in Paris in 1900.
- * ' - : It is the largest picture in
about 5 ft. by 3 ft., and
was carried farther than
was Daubigny's wont The
most striking features of
this work are the bright
luminous sky and the rich
brown tones of the land-
scape, both of which are
superb. The white cows
slowly crossing the stream
attract the eye rather too
insistently. The hillside is
painted with the utmost
fidelity, and the rendering
of the stream sparkling in
"cattle drinking" by c. f. daubigny the evening light shows the
great artist. Although the
picture now bears the date
1867, it was exhibited at
the Salon of 1864, and three
years afterwards was painted
on by Daubigny and re-
1f|jl . »v In contrast to Les Bords
SMfcJ ^e la Cure just mentioned,
ffilSBiy^BggWiMBiM^^^MJMMiMII^MMBBBJBBffi^^^fli^l The Drinking Place might
be called very character-
, , , istic. Our coloured plate
- -f.-jv" ^^t'X^KlSSS, well reproduces this truly
.>*'-'• "j beautiful work, with its
fine open sky and fresh
^a** s , green tints. The com-
h—-----------_ -*umIK«ibiij«p^W*™™™ib1IIWWTK^^^WBmmm^Bm position has been carefully
"les laveuses" by c. f. daubigny studied and arranged,
102
■ villervillb" by c. f. daubigny
tion, there is a feeling of life and open air, and the artist seems to have taken great pains to
the movement of the trees is well suggested. obtain his beautiful effect, while the arrange-
Though the picture is not by any means laboured, ment of the trees in the foreground shows a fine
sense of line. Somewhat
low in tone, the combina-
----------- - i tion of greys and browns
is nevertheless exceedingly
agreeable, and as a study
in the rendering of atmo-
spheric effect it shows Dau-
bigny at his best. A better-
known work is Les Bords de
'_'3c;' \ 1889, and gained the gold
.- , . - ' »'•* ""««► ' Im 1 i medal in Paris in 1900.
- * ' - : It is the largest picture in
about 5 ft. by 3 ft., and
was carried farther than
was Daubigny's wont The
most striking features of
this work are the bright
luminous sky and the rich
brown tones of the land-
scape, both of which are
superb. The white cows
slowly crossing the stream
attract the eye rather too
insistently. The hillside is
painted with the utmost
fidelity, and the rendering
of the stream sparkling in
"cattle drinking" by c. f. daubigny the evening light shows the
great artist. Although the
picture now bears the date
1867, it was exhibited at
the Salon of 1864, and three
years afterwards was painted
on by Daubigny and re-
1f|jl . »v In contrast to Les Bords
SMfcJ ^e la Cure just mentioned,
ffilSBiy^BggWiMBiM^^^MJMMiMII^MMBBBJBBffi^^^fli^l The Drinking Place might
be called very character-
, , , istic. Our coloured plate
- -f.-jv" ^^t'X^KlSSS, well reproduces this truly
.>*'-'• "j beautiful work, with its
fine open sky and fresh
^a** s , green tints. The com-
h—-----------_ -*umIK«ibiij«p^W*™™™ib1IIWWTK^^^WBmmm^Bm position has been carefully
"les laveuses" by c. f. daubigny studied and arranged,
102