The Beach at Marina Piccola, Capri

Deutsche Grafik 1850–1890, 1883

This painting shows a coastal view where the rocky shoreline meets the sea. Closest to us, blue waves crash against gray rocks in a spray of white. To the left, people stand near a docked boat on the sandy tan shore. Behind them, a rocky gray-and-brown cliff rises up to the top of the painting, and only a small patch of pale blue sky is visible near the top right corner. The cliff is painted with spots of dark green, gray, and pale yellow. The people near the boat are painted with vague patches of gray and tan paint, suggesting people taking or putting on gray clothing. In the center of the painting there is a pale shape in the water that looks like the head and shoulders of a swimming person. This person seems to be connected to a thin gray line that stretches to a large rock on the shore. The brushstrokes in the painting are loose and fluid.
Artist
Deutsche Grafik 1850–1890
Date
1883
Type
Drawing
Medium
watercolor and gouache on wove paper
Dimensions
24.3 × 33.3 cm
Collection
National Gallery of Art, Washington
Licence
Public domain, CC0

Image description

This painting shows a coastal view where the rocky shoreline meets the sea. Closest to us, blue waves crash against gray rocks in a spray of white. To the left, people stand near a docked boat on the sandy tan shore. Behind them, a rocky gray-and-brown cliff rises up to the top of the painting, and only a small patch of pale blue sky is visible near the top right corner. The cliff is painted with spots of dark green, gray, and pale yellow. The people near the boat are painted with vague patches of gray and tan paint, suggesting people taking or putting on gray clothing. In the center of the painting there is a pale shape in the water that looks like the head and shoulders of a swimming person. This person seems to be connected to a thin gray line that stretches to a large rock on the shore. The brushstrokes in the painting are loose and fluid.

Deutsche Grafik 1850–1890