The atelier which is Daubigny’s summer atelier is open for the we.
The studio is a beautiful, atypical place, full of charm, a 62 m2 studio with 6 m high ceilings, where I’ve been in residence since mid-July.

In 1870, Charles-François Daubigny decided to buy the barn adjoining his house as a summer studio where he could paint large canvases and entertain friends. Many artists, including Corot, Daumier, Oudinot, Cézanne, Morisot and Monet, spent time in this house, which became an artists’ home.

I also learned that Léon Bouchaud, a friend of Corot, was born the same year as Daubigny. Léon Bouchaud is the grandfather of my grandfather Jean Bouchaud. We’ll have to do some research to find out if he came to Auvers sur Oise...