Studio Practice For The Plein Air Painter
Author
William E. Elston
Published
Nov 29, 2018
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image: Charles-François Daubigny, Soleil couchant sur l'Oise, 1865
In the heyday of the 19th century, plein air was often seen as a way of collecting data about the landscape in order to produce what were called the "grand salon machines", i.e. oversized paintings intended for the Academy's annual exhibition. Much of this lecture will be devoted to this history, from the advent of plein air painting in the 1830s, and in contrast to the contemporary plein air movement.
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