Landscape along a River 1860s - 1870s

"Landscape along a River" is a graphite drawing by French artist Charles François Daubigny, created sometime between the 1860s and 1870s. This serene work, now housed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, exemplifies Daubigny's signature style of landscape painting, emphasizing the tranquility of nature through delicate brushstrokes and soft tonal variations. The drawing's depiction of a winding river, fringed by a lush canopy of trees and a sky filled with wispy clouds, captures the essence of the French countryside, a subject Daubigny often explored throughout his career.