1861
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Dominant colour
The Boat Trip: The Search for an Inn is a 1861 by Charles François Daubigny, a Impressionism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This etching shows three people walking along a muddy path at night. One person is bent over, holding a lantern that lights up the ground. The other two follow behind, with one carrying a bundle. In the background, a dark building and trees loom under a stormy sky. The lantern’s glow makes the muddy path look almost wet, while the rest stays shadowy. The artist used quick, sketchy lines to show movement and mood. Look up Impressionism next to see how artists like this one played with light.
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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