Charles–François Daubigny 1817 – Paris – 1878 Harbour scene on the Neva with the ceremonial carriage of Tsar Alexander III on its way through Saint Petersburg

Oil on panel, cradled. (c. 1860). 24.7 x 45.3 cm. Signed lower left and with dedication “à mon ami Armand Leleux”. Framed.

Period

19th century

Technique

Oil

Details

Nicht bei Hellebranth.

Provenienz:
Richard H. Zinser (1884-1984), New York;
seitdem in Familienbesitz, USA.

Description

In his orchards, Charles-François Daubigny captures the annual spectacle of spring, when the apple trees are in delicate pink blossom. He endeavoured to create as immediate an impression as possible of nature renewing itself each spring with its fleeting atmospheric effects; this is why he was one of the first artists of his time to paint “green patches” such as this one completely en plein air. In this, and in the freedom of his brushstrokes, Daubigny was a model for the following generation of Impressionists, such as Claude Monet and Camille Pissarro, who took up the theme with “Orchard in Bloom, Louveciennes” (1872, National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.).
The painting will be included in the second supplementary volume of Charles-François Daubigny’s catalogue raisonné by François Delestre. A photo expertise is in preparation.