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Curatorial Narrative In 1875, Charles Franois Daubigny's "Troupeau de moutons au bord de la rivire" situated itself within the nascent Impressionist movement, one that sought to capture the fleeting effects of light and atmosphere on rural landscapes. Through his innovative use of outdoor painting en plein air, Daubigny broke free from traditional studio-bound approaches, allowing the natural world to inform his brushstrokes and color palette.The artist's deliberate choice of impasto technique imbues the composition with a textured quality, as if the landscape itself were alive with tactile nuance. The juxtaposition of greens, blues, yellows, and browns creates a chromatic structure that balances between calmness and turbulence, drawing the viewer into its spatial rhythm.The painting's dimensions 78x44 inches reveal its capacity to engage an interior environment on a grand scale, where material pairing and lighting behavior become