A Seascape with Two Sail Boats

Britische Grafik 1805–1819,

This painting shows a seascape with a tall sailboat visible on the left. The horizon is low in the image, creating a vast sky. In the distance on the right, there is a faint outline of another sailboat. The color scheme is soft, including shades of blue along and the beige of the underlying paper showing through. The sky has soft, rolling clouds, and the green-blue sea shows gentle waves. The brushstrokes in the painting are loose and visible.
Artist
Britische Grafik 1805–1819
Type
Drawing
Medium
watercolor and graphite (in the sailboat at left) on beige laid paper
Dimensions
11.4 × 18 cm
Collection
National Gallery of Art, Washington
Licence
Public domain, CC0

Image description

This painting shows a seascape with a tall sailboat visible on the left. The horizon is low in the image, creating a vast sky. In the distance on the right, there is a faint outline of another sailboat. The color scheme is soft, including shades of blue along and the beige of the underlying paper showing through. The sky has soft, rolling clouds, and the green-blue sea shows gentle waves. The brushstrokes in the painting are loose and visible.

Britische Grafik 1805–1819