Lunch on the Way to Asnieres (Le Dejeuner du depart a Asnieres)
Medium
etching
Classification
Portfolio
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Joan Lees in memory of Edward Lees, M.D.
Accession Number
1981.58.4
Art Historical Context
Charles-François Daubigny, leading figure in the Barbizon school of landscape painting, captures a serene moment of everyday leisure in *Lunch on the Way to Asn (Le Dejeuner du a Asnieres)*, etching from 1862 This work depicts travelers pausing for a picnic en route to Asnières, a picturesque suburb along the Seine River near Paris, evoking the simple joys of 19th-century French rural life. Daubign affinity for natural light and atmospheric effects, honed through his plein-air sketching, shines through even in this intimate print format. As an etching, the piece showcases Daubigny's mastery o...
About the Artist
Charles-François Daubigny · 1817–1878
Charles-François Daubigny was born on February 15, 1817, in Paris into a family of artists, with his father, Edmé-François Daubigny, a classical landscape painter, and his uncle, Pierre Daubigny, a miniaturist, providing his initial artistic training. He further studied under Jean-Victor Bertin, Jacques Raymond Brascassat, and Paul Delaroche at the École des Beaux-Arts, though he quickly moved bey...