The Longshoremen's Noon

Amerikanische Malerei 1878–1884, 1879

This is a painting of a dockside scene with workers and cargo. The painting portrays a group of laborers taking a break, gathering around various goods and supplies near docked ships. The dock is bustling with items like a horse-drawn cart, baskets, and crates scattered around. The men wear simple trousers, shirts, and jackets in shades of brown, red, white, and light blue. Some wear hats and smoke pipes. Most have pale skin, although one man on the left appears to have dark brown skin. In the background are sailing vessels and a steamboat with smoke rising from a chimney against a pale-blue sky.
Artist
Amerikanische Malerei 1878–1884
Date
1879
Type
Painting
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
84 × 127.3 cm
Collection
National Gallery of Art, Washington
Licence
Public domain, CC0

Image description

This is a painting of a dockside scene with workers and cargo. The painting portrays a group of laborers taking a break, gathering around various goods and supplies near docked ships. The dock is bustling with items like a horse-drawn cart, baskets, and crates scattered around. The men wear simple trousers, shirts, and jackets in shades of brown, red, white, and light blue. Some wear hats and smoke pipes. Most have pale skin, although one man on the left appears to have dark brown skin. In the background are sailing vessels and a steamboat with smoke rising from a chimney against a pale-blue sky.

Amerikanische Malerei 1878–1884