L'Ile aux Moines with Workers in a Field

Eugène Boudin, c. 1858

The image shows a pastoral scene from an elevated point of view, overlooking a gently sloping landscape. Towards the top third of the composition, a horizon with buildings and a church spire is visible. In the distance, the land meets a body of water with faint outlines of hills. The drawing consists of fine pencil strokes showing texture and shading. The color palette is primarily monochrome with shades of gray on a beige paper background. In the foreground, a farmer guides oxen across a field with other figures engaged in farming tasks. Further away, additional figures and a cart pulled by a horse are visible in a landscape depicted with sweeping lines under a lightly clouded sky.
Artista
Eugène Boudin
Data
c. 1858
Tipus
Drawing
Tècnica
graphite
Mides
22.5 × 43 cm
Col·lecció
National Gallery of Art, Washington
Llicència
Domini públic, CC0

Descripció de la imatge

The image shows a pastoral scene from an elevated point of view, overlooking a gently sloping landscape. Towards the top third of the composition, a horizon with buildings and a church spire is visible. In the distance, the land meets a body of water with faint outlines of hills. The drawing consists of fine pencil strokes showing texture and shading. The color palette is primarily monochrome with shades of gray on a beige paper background. In the foreground, a farmer guides oxen across a field with other figures engaged in farming tasks. Further away, additional figures and a cart pulled by a horse are visible in a landscape depicted with sweeping lines under a lightly clouded sky.

Eugène Boudin