The Hydraulic Machine
Medium
Cliché-verre on ivory photographic paper
Dimensions
21.2 × 34.5 cm (8 3/8 × 13 5/8 in.)
Classification
cliché-verre
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
92341
Art Historical Context
**The Hydraulic Machine** (1862) by Charles-François Daubigny the artist's fascination with the French countryside through an innovative photographic process. Daubigny, a leading in the Barbizon school precursor to Impressionism—often depicted the serene landscapes along the Seine River, where he lived and worked on his houseboat studio. This work, housed in the Art Institute of Chicago's Prints Drawings department, measures 21.2 × 34.5 cm and exemplifies his shift toward experimental media in the mid-19th century. The medium, cliché-verre on ivory photographic paper, blends drawing and photo...
About the Artist
Charles François Daubigny (French) · 1817 –1878
French, Paris 1817–1878 Paris