1857
oil
panel
From the collection of Ashmolean Museum
Landscape: Sunset is a 1857 oil by Charles François Daubigny, a Barbizon school work, held at Ashmolean Museum.
This painting shows a landscape at sunset. The sky is painted with many shades of gray, yellow, and orange. In the foreground, there are dark shapes that look like trees and bushes. The overall effect is one of calmness and serenity. The painting is done in a style that emphasizes the play of light and shadow. The brushstrokes are visible, giving the painting a textured look. The colors are muted, with the exception of the sunset, which is depicted in warm tones. If you like this painting, you might also want to look up the work of Charles François Daubigny.
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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