Masterpiece Pollarded Trees on the Country Estate, Ca 1870 Circle of Daubigny Barbizon Impressionist Oil on Canvas

Name: Masterpiece Pollarded Trees on the Country Estate, Ca 1870 Circle of Daubigny Barbizon Impressionist Oil on Canvas
Brand: Antique
SKU: SA995105
Availability: SoldOut

19th century

Sold by Skippings Fine Arts

Description

This painting is quite simply beautiful: it almost seems superfluous to add anything else. It is a perfect, moving rendition of a perfect summer's day in the most perfect country setting. Dating from the 1860s or early 1870s, the scene feels as relevant as if it were painted yesterday.

The picture is unsigned, with possibly a trace of signature to the lower left. By tradition it has been attributed to Charles Francois Daubigny (1817-1878)

A member of the Barbizon group by artistic conviction and by strong friendship, Charles-François Daubigny was drawn into the early Impressionist movement as a mentor to both Claude Monet and Paul Cézanne. With these younger artists, Daubigny shared a lifelong interest in the exploration of unusual light effects and painting with spontaneity and sincerity.

Whether the painting presented here is by Daubigny or not, it stunningly blends Barbizon school qualities with a more modern and unusual take on composition and colour.

Thus, it captures France’s rich farmlands and estates as they would experienced by a thoroughly modern 19th Century artist when painting en plein air.

Depicted is certainly an ancient estate in the Ile de France region, most likely near Fontainebleau to the South of Paris, or in the Pontoise/Auvers sur Oise region in the North West.

Measuring 47 x 57 cm for the canvas, the painting is presented in a stunning large period Barbizon frame. The overall framed size is 71 x 81 cm.

Physical Dimensions

Height

47cm (18.50")

Width

57cm (22.44")

Depth

1cm (0.39")

Declaration

Skippings Fine Arts has dated this piece to the 1870s.

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Reference

SA995105

Dealers Notes

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Description

fig 1. Masterpiece Pollarded trees on the Country Estate, ca 1870 circle of Daubigny Barbizon Impressionist oil on canvas — fig 1. Masterpiece Pollarded Trees on the Country Estate, Ca 1870 Circle of Daubigny Barbizon Impressionist Oil on Canvas

The picture is unsigned, with possibly a trace of signature to the lower left. By tradition it has been attributed to Charles Francois Daubigny (1817-1878)

A member of the Barbizon group by artistic conviction and by strong friendship, Charles-François Daubigny was drawn into the early Impressionist movement as a mentor to both Claude Monet and Paul Cézanne.

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With these younger artists, Daubigny shared a lifelong interest in the exploration of unusual light effects and painting with spontaneity and sincerity.

Skippings Fine Arts

fig 2. Masterpiece Pollarded trees on the Country Estate, ca 1870 circle of Daubigny Barbizon Impressionist oil on canvas — fig 2. Masterpiece Pollarded Trees on the Country Estate, Ca 1870 Circle of Daubigny Barbizon Impressionist Oil on Canvas

Whether the painting presented here is by Daubigny or not, it stunningly blends Barbizon school qualities with a more modern and unusual take on composition and colour.

Thus, it captures France’s rich farmlands and estates as they would experienced by a thoroughly modern 19th Century artist when painting en plein air.

fig 3. Masterpiece Pollarded trees on the Country Estate, ca 1870 circle of Daubigny Barbizon Impressionist oil on canvas — fig 3. Masterpiece Pollarded Trees on the Country Estate, Ca 1870 Circle of Daubigny Barbizon Impressionist Oil on Canvas

Depicted is certainly an ancient estate in the Ile de France region, most likely near Fontainebleau to the South of Paris, or in the Pontoise/Auvers sur Oise region in the North West.

Measuring 47 x 57 cm for the canvas, the painting is presented in a stunning large period Barbizon frame. The overall framed size is 71 x 81 cm.