Charles-François Daubigny

The Hamlet of Optevoz

ca. 1852 · Charcoal and lead white · 14 7/8 x 24 3/4 in. (37.8 x 62.8cm)

The Hamlet of Optevoz, Daubigny, ca. 1852
Metropolitan Museum of Art

Daubigny, The Hamlet of Optevoz, ca. 1852. Charcoal and lead white.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art · Rogers Fund, 1912

How to look at a Daubigny

  • Where is the horizon? Measure it against the height of the sheet.
  • Find the single boat or figure that gives the river its scale.

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