Charles François DaubignyFrench, 1817–1878Beach at Ebb Tide
Can I see it?
Yes, on view now
Where is “Beach at Ebb Tide” now? Rijksmuseum, Room 1.18, Amsterdam. Yes, on view now. Checked October 12, 2026.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Open now· until 5:00 PM
On public display.
- Checked
- In this state since
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About the painting
Daubigny painted this beautiful seascape in Villerville-sur-Mer in Normandy. On an otherwise empty beach, a lone shell seeker walks along, with a basket on her back. Hague School painters greatly admired Daubigny. His broad brushstrokes and subtle colour nuances were ideally suited to depicting the Dutch landscape.
Rijksmuseum
Details
- Accession number
- SK-A-1867
What it shows
In the catalog
Display history
On view · Room 1.18
Rijksmuseum · Sep 29, 2026 — now · Verified
Whether it was on view is unknown
Rijksmuseum · Unconfirmed
Sources
- Rijksmuseum
- Image: Rijksmuseum — public domain
In the life of Charles François Daubigny
The whole life1852
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”.
1868
Helps Monet and Renoir into the Salon
It was Daubigny who helped young artists, among them Claude Monet and Auguste Renoir, to show their work at the Salon of 1868: his own art had much in common with the younger generation.
1870
Franco-Prussian War: back in England
Because of the Franco-Prussian War, Daubigny went to England again in 1870, where he found his friend Julien de La Rochenoire.
19 February 1878
Died
