In 1857, Daubigny bought an old ferryboat and equipped it with a cabin so that he could paint the French riverbanks from the water.

5. Daubigny, "At the Water’s Edge, Optevoz," about 1856

"Daubigny, Monet, Van Gogh: Impressions of Landscape" is a special exhibition organized by the Taft Museum of Art in partnership with the Scottish National Gallery, Edinburgh, Scotland, and the Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, and will travel to these two European museums after premiering at the Taft.

This audio tour has been made possible through the generosity of the docents of the Taft Museum of Art.

6. Daubigny, "Ferryboat near Bonnières-sur-Seine," 1861