The Garden Wall

15. Februar 1817

Born

1843

Settles in Barbizon to work from nature

Daubigny initially painted in a more traditional style, but this changed after 1843, when he settled in Barbizon to work outdoors, directly from nature.

1852

Meets Camille Corot at Optevoz

In 1852, at Optevoz in the Isère, Daubigny met Camille Corot, an encounter even more important to him than his move to Barbizon. Corot became his friend: they later experimented with printmaking together and sat side by side on the Salon jury.

November 1857

First voyage of the studio boat “Botin”

In 1857 Daubigny bought a boat and fitted it out as a floating studio, making his first excursion in November. As “captain” of the Botin he painted along the Seine and the Oise, often around Auvers; the practice so inspired Claude Monet that he built a studio boat of his own.

1866

First seat on the Paris Salon jury

In 1866 Daubigny joined the jury of the Paris Salon for the first time, alongside his friend Camille Corot. Together with Courbet they relished the scandalous success of Courbet's “Woman with a Parrot”.

19. Februar 1878

Died