Pool Beneath Trees
| Pool Beneath Trees | |
|---|---|
| Artist | Charles-François Daubigny |
| Year | 1850 |
| Medium | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 19.5 cm × 32 cm (7.7 in × 13 in) |
| Location | Museum of Modern Art André Malraux - MuMa, Le Havre |
Pool Beneath Trees is an oil on canvas painting by the French painter Charles-François Daubigny in 1850. It is held at the Museum of Modern Art André Malraux - MuMa, in Le Havre. The signature of the painter and the date 1850 are seen at the bottom right.[1]
Description
This small oil painting depicts two women, barely seen, carrying parasols, at the center right, in a leafy undergrowth, walking in a shaft of sunlight, heading toward a footbridge. The painting is very sketchy and shadowy, with most of its space occupied by the foliage of the trees. Its unfinished appearance seems to anticipate what would be impressionism.
Provenance
The painting, bequeathed by Charles-Auguste Marande in 1936 to the city of Le Havre, is now held there at the Museum of modern art André Malraux - MuMa.[2]