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Beach Scene  1854

by Charles-François Daubigny

Daubigny represents beached boats, mussel gatherers, and, to the right, the promontory of the Cap de la Hève, visible across the Seine estuary. The same cliffs are visible in the right distance of his large sunset painting. It is low tide, and fishing boats have been stranded on the beach at Villerville on the English Channel. Across the bay are the cliffs of Sainte-Andres...
Size: 
6 9/16 x 12 1/2 in. (16.7 x 31.7 cm)
Medium: 
oil on panel
Credit: 
Courtesy of the Walters Art Museum