1862
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Dominant colour
Nightpiece is a 1862 by Charles François Daubigny, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This image shows a dark, misty scene with a path leading into the distance. Two small figures walk away from you, their shapes barely visible. Trees line the path, their branches tangled against the night sky. The painting uses only black, white, and gray tones, making the scene feel quiet and mysterious. Next, look up *chiaroscuro* to see how artists use light and shadow like this.
Charles-François Daubigny ( DOH-bin-yee, US: DOH-been-YEE, doh-BEEN-yee, French: ; 15 February 1817 – 19 February 1878) was a French painter, one of the members of the Barbizon school, and is considered an important precursor of impressionism.
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