The Hamlet of Optevoz
This peaceful evening scene is based on drawings Daubigny made in 1852 at Optevoz, a town in the valley of the river Rhône that he had first visited in 1849. The painting appears to be a straightforward description of things seen. Yet Daubigny is thought to have sacrificed finish and detail in order to imbue the modest subject with a poetic effect.
One of the sketches on which this view is based is also in The Met's collection. A painting of 1857 in the Philadelphia Museum of Art shows the view in different light and from a slightly greater distance.
One of the sketches on which this view is based is also in The Met's collection. A painting of 1857 in the Philadelphia Museum of Art shows the view in different light and from a slightly greater distance.
Artwork Details
- Title: The Hamlet of Optevoz
- Artist: Charles-François Daubigny (French, Paris 1817–1878 Paris)
- Date: ca. 1852
- Medium: Oil on canvas
- Dimensions: 22 3/4 x 36 1/2 in. (57.8 x 92.7 cm)
- Classification: Paintings
- Credit Line: Bequest of Robert Graham Dun, 1900
- Object Number: 11.45.3
- Curatorial Department: European Paintings
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