The Farm

1855

Charles-François Daubigny

Associated Names
Charles-François Daubigny

Artist, French, 1817 - 1878

This painting depicts buildings under a clear blue sky. The horizon line is low, mostly obscured by the structures. The buildings have pointed brown roofs, and they are a pale yellow color. They are surrounded by a low yellow-gray stone wall. In front of the wall is an area of grass and dirt with a wooden wagon with two large wheels on the left and small black and white birds pecking at the ground on the right. The scene appears to be illuminated by golden light. The brushstrokes in the painting are visible, especially in the sky and buildings.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    oil on canvas

  • Credit Line

    Chester Dale Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 51.4 x 81.3 cm (20 1/4 x 32 in.)
    framed: 79.7 x 109.5 cm (31 3/8 x 43 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1963.10.116

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Gérard, Paris. Possibly Félix Vallotton [1865-1925], Lausanne.[1] Alexandre Bernheim-Jeune [d. 1915], Paris. (Galerie Georges Petit, Paris); sold 9 June 1926 to Chester Dale [1883-1962], New York; bequest 1963 to NGA.
[1] In a note dated 6 October 1966 (in NGA curatorial files), Paul Vallotton, the nephew of Félix, recalls that his uncle owned the painting before it was acquired by Bernheim-Jeune.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1965

  • The Chester Dale Bequest, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1965, unnumbered checklist.

Bibliography

1929

  • Dale, Maud. Before Manet to Modigliani from the Chester Dale Collection. New York, 1929: no. 8, repro.

1941

  • Catalogue of French Paintings from the Chester Dale Collection. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1941: 4, pl. VII.

1942

  • French Paintings from the Chester Dale Collection. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1942: 26, repro.

1944

  • French Paintings from the Chester Dale Collection. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1944: 26, repro.

1953

  • French Paintings from the Chester Dale Collection. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1953: 33, repro.

1962

  • Cairns, Huntington, and John Walker, eds. Treasures from the National Gallery of Art. New York, 1962: 150, color repro.

1963

  • Walker, John. National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. New York, 1963 (reprinted 1964 in French, German, and Spanish): 252, repro.

1965

  • Summary Catalogue of European Paintings and Sculpture. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1965: 36.

  • Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century Paintings & Sculpture of the French School in the Chester Dale Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1965: 48, repro.

1968

  • National Gallery of Art. European Paintings and Sculpture, Illustrations. Washington, 1968: 29, repro.

1975

  • European Paintings: An Illustrated Summary Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1975: 92, repro.

1976

  • Hellebranth, Robert. Charles-François Daubigny, 1817-1878. Morges, 1976: 284, no. 867, repro.

1984

  • Walker, John. National Gallery of Art, Washington. Rev. ed. New York, 1984: 445, no. 645, color repro.

1985

  • European Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1985: 113, repro.

2000

  • Eitner, Lorenz. French Paintings of the Nineteenth Century, Part I: Before Impressionism. The Collections of the National Gallery of Art Systematic Catalogue. Washington, D.C., 2000: 146-148, color repro.

Inscriptions

lower left: Daubigny. 1855

Wikidata ID

Q20188275

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