Who created "Sunset on the River"?

Sunset on the River was created by Charles-François Daubigny in 1874.

What medium is "Sunset on the River"?

Sunset on the River is oil on wood.

Is "Sunset on the River" in the public domain?

Yes, Sunset on the River is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Sunset on the River

Charles-François Daubigny

1874

Medium

oil on wood

Dimensions

overall: 38.74 × 66.68 cm (15 1/4 × 26 1/4 in.) framed: 51.12 × 79.38 × 5.72 cm (20 1/8 × 31 1/4 × 2 1/4 in.)

Classification

Painting

Department

Museum

National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

Credit

Corcoran Collection (William A. Clark Collection)

Accession Number

2014.136.28

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...

Sunset on the River

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