Herbstliche Aulandschaft
Medium
Öl auf Leinwand
Dimensions
85 × 150 cm
Classification
Gemälde
Department
Belvedere Collection
Museum
Belvedere
Credit
Belvedere, Vienna
Accession Number
4467
Art Historical Context
Step into the tranquil glow of *Herbstliche Aulandschaft* (Autumn River Meadow Landscape), a captivating 1867 oil on canvas by French master Charles-François Daubigny. Measuring an expansive 85 × 150 cm, this panoramic painting captures the lush, fading beauty of an autumnal riverside meadow, evoking the quiet poetry of nature in transition. Housed in Vienna's prestigious Belvedere Collection, it invites visitors to linger before its sweeping vista. Daubigny, a leading figure in the Barbizon School, revolutionized landscape painting by working en plein air—directly from nature—pioneering tech...
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...