Charles-Francois Daubigny

Trouville-sur-Mer – The Artists – Daubigny, Charles-Francois

This page forms part of a series of pages dedicated to the many artists who worked in Trouville-sur-Mer. A full list of all the artists with a link to their works can be found at the bottom of this page.

Charles-Francois Daubigny
Charles-Francois Daubigny

Movement(s): Barbizon

Charles-Francois Daubigny (1817 – 1878), French, was one of the painters of the Barbizon school, and is considered an important precursor of impressionism. He was also a prolific printmaker, mostly in etching but also as one of the main artists to use the cliche verre technique.

Daubigny was born in Paris, into a family of painters and was taught the art by his father Edmond Francois Daubigny and his uncle, miniaturist Pierre Daubigny.

Initially Daubigny painted in a traditional style, but this changed after 1843 when he settled in Barbizon to work outside in nature. Even more important was his meeting with Camille Corot in 1852 in Optevoz (Isère). On his famous boat Botin, which he had turned into a studio, he painted along the Seine and Oise, often in the region around Auvers. From 1852 onward he came under the influence of Gustave Courbet.

In 1866 Daubigny visited England, eventually returning because of the Franco-Prussian war in 1870. In London he met Claude Monet, and together they left for the Netherlands. Back in Auvers, he met Paul Cezanne, another important Impressionist. It is assumed that these younger painters were influenced by Daubigny.

Daubigny died in Paris. His remains are interred at cimetiere du Pere-Lachaise (division 24).

Click here to read Daubigny’s full bio on Wikipedia.

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???? - Charles-Francois Daubigny - The shell collectors, Trouville
???? – Charles-Francois Daubigny – The shell collectors, Trouville

Villerville

The village of Villerville (population: 700) lies to the North of Trouville-sur-Mer along the coast.

1855 - Charles-Francois Daubigny - The beach at Villerville
1855 – Charles-Francois Daubigny – The beach at Villerville
1859 - Charles-Francois Daubigny - The graves of Villerville
1859 – Charles-Francois Daubigny – The graves of Villerville
1864 - Charles-Francois Daubigny - Villerville, Normandy
1864 – Charles-Francois Daubigny – Villerville, Normandy
1870 - Charles-Francois Daubigny - Beach at Villerville
1870 – Charles-Francois Daubigny – Beach at Villerville

NOTE: You can see the cliffs of Le Havre in the distance.

1870 - Charles-Francois Daubigny - Mussel gatherers at Villerville
1870 – Charles-Francois Daubigny – Mussel gatherers at Villerville
1873 - Charles-Francois Daubigny - Landscape near Villerville
1873 – Charles-Francois Daubigny – Landscape near Villerville
1875 - Charles-Francois Daubigny - Beach at Villerville, Normandy
1875 – Charles-Francois Daubigny – Beach at Villerville, Normandy
1876 - Charles-Francois Daubigny - Seascape at Villerville, Normandy
1876 – Charles-Francois Daubigny – Seascape at Villerville, Normandy
???? - Charles-Francois Daubigny - The cliffs of Villerville
???? – Charles-Francois Daubigny – The cliffs of Villerville

Daubigny painted in several places in France, but mostly in Normandy, here are the places he painted in (a link “⇠” to his works will appear below when published):

Trouville-sur-Mer has been an in-spot for artists and wealthy patrons. Located next to Deauville and sharing the same railway station,many artists came here to work and mingle with the high-societe folks.

Here is a list of artists who working in Trouville (a link “⇠” to that artist’s works will appear when published). An “*” after an artist’s name means that the artist did not work in Trouville itself, but in a nearby town.

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