1850
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
The Virgin Islands in Bezons (Les Iles vierges a Bezons) is a 1850 ink by Charles François Daubigny, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This print shows a quiet riverbank with tall trees and bushes along the water’s edge. The trees are drawn with lots of fine lines, making them look dense and natural. The river itself is a mix of smooth and textured marks, giving it a calm, reflective surface. The artist used a technique called *drypoint* to add extra detail to the branches. This means they scratched directly into the printing plate to create fine, fuzzy lines. Next, check out etching to see how artists like Daubigny made prints 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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