Path Through the Wheatfield
Medium
Cliché-verre on ivory photographic paper
Dimensions
Image: 14.7 × 18.5 cm (5 13/16 × 7 5/16 in.); Sheet: 16.5 × 20 cm (6 1/2 × 7 7/8 in.)
Classification
cliché-verre
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
92329
Art Historical Context
Step into the golden glow of rural France with *Path Through the Wheatfield* (1862), a delicate landscape by Charles François Daubigny, a figure in the Barbizon school. This intimate print captures a winding path slicing through swaying wheat under an open sky, evoking the countryside Daubigny cherished near Paris. As a precursor to Impressionism Daubigny's loose, atmospheric style emphasized nature's fleeting light and texture, influencing artists like Monet and Van Gogh. What makes this work truly special is its medium: cliché-verre on ivory photographic paper. Pioneered by 19th-century Fre...
About the Artist
Charles François Daubigny (French) · 1817 –1878
French, Paris 1817–1878 Paris