Villerville Seen from Le Ratier

Charles François Daubigny painted ‘Villerville Seen from Le Ratier’ in 1855. It is an oil on fabric. The work depicts a view of Villerville, a small coastal town in France.

The painting measures 38.4 x 61.5 cm. It is part of the collection at the Cleveland Museum of Art. The museum acquired it in 1951.

Daubigny often painted en plein air, capturing natural landscapes. His work influenced the later Impressionists.

Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio, https://clevelandart.org/art/1951.323