Charles Francois Daubigny (1817 - 1878) France. Pencil on Paper. Dated 1873. Measure 6 1/4"in H x 8 1/2"in W and 9 1/2"in H x 12 1/2"in W with frame. Known for: Bucolic landscape, marine and nocturne painting-luminous. Name variants: C F D'Aubigny. Born into a family of artists, Charles Daubigny worked as a decorator of trinkets for a clockmaker and then as a restorer of paintings in the Louvre. His formal training began when he entered the studio of Pierre Anasthasie Theodore Senties in 1835. He also studied briefly with Paul Delaroche. In the autumn of 1857 he purchased his famous studio boat, the "Botin," which prompted him to turn increasingly to riverscapes. Daubigny's career reached its apogee in 1859, when he received his third first-class medal at the Salon, was awarded a major commission to decorate a government office in the Louvre, and was named Chevalier of the Légion d'Honneur. Shortly thereafter, however, his fortunes began to decline as complaints over his sketchy execution intensified. In 1865 Daubigny traveled to London, where he met James Whistler. and to Trouville, where Claude Monet, Gustave Courbet, and Eugene Boudin were also working. Daubigny was first elected to the Salon jury in 1866 and became notorious for his support of the younger generation, particularly Camille Pissarro, Paul Cezanne, and Pierre Renoir. He resigned from the jury of the 1870 Salon over the rejection of a painting by Monet.