Alders

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The stretch of water in the foreground almost certainly lies near to Daubigny’s home in Auvers-sur-Oise. Its surface is covered with vegetation, including clumps of reeds and water-lilies. A woman in a red and white hat sits at the far side, under a clump of alders. This is an evening scene, with pink touches in the sky close to the horizon at the left. The painting is closely related to a number of other compositions by the artist, all dated 1873 and repetitions of this view. Daubigny built up this painting in multiple layers, often applying the paint wet-in-wet, and using a variety of painterly techniques. In some areas he added texture to the paint surface with short, evenly spaced parallel lines – for example in the pink cloud, left of centre.

The National Gallery, London

London

Title

Alders

Date

1872

Medium

Oil on mahogany (?)

Measurements

H 33 x W 57.1 cm

Accession number

NG2623

Acquisition method

Salting Bequest, 1910

Work type

Painting

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