1862
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Dominant colour
Stags is a 1862 by Charles François Daubigny, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This image shows two deer standing in a foggy forest. The trees are thick with tangled branches, and the ground is covered in mist. The whole scene is in black and white, with soft shading that makes it look like you’re seeing through a light haze. The artist used a lot of smooth, blended lines to create depth, almost like the fog itself is part of the picture. It’s hard to tell exactly what’s real and what’s fading away. Next, check out chiaroscuro to see how artists use light and shadow this way.
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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