Artwork
The Pool with Stags
The Pool with Stags is a print by the Romanticist artist Charles François Daubigny. It dates from 1845 and is held in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.
- Accession no.
- 1923.109
- Credit line
- Gift of Leonard C. Hanna Jr.
About this work
Overview
The Pool with Stags is a print by Charles-François Daubigny, a French artist associated with the Barbizon school, created in 1845.
Subject & Meaning
The print depicts a serene forest scene with a pool, two deer, and a distant horseback rider on a winding path, evoking a sense of tranquility and coexistence between humans and nature.
Technique & Style
Daubigny employed loose, sketchy lines to convey movement in the water and foliage, characteristic of his naturalistic and atmospheric approach to landscape representation.
Artist & collection
Artist
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…
