Landscape with Boatman

Moody Landscapes, c. 1860

The painting shows a landscape with a calm body of water stretching across the center, beyond a brown bank of rocks and short green grass. A thin tree rises up on the left. To the right of center, a person can be seen on a boat, silhouetted against the blue water. Beyond the water are flat green fields with distant trees. To the left of center, a small gray house can be seen next to a tall tree, wisps of gray smoke rising out of its chimney. The sky above is blue with large clouds in shades of light gray and white, and the distance is illuminated by pale light. The water reflects the blue and white of the sky, along with the green and brown of the house and the distant bank.
Artist
Moody Landscapes
Date
c. 1860
Type
Painting
Medium
oil on wood
Dimensions
19.4 × 26.3 cm
Collection
National Gallery of Art, Washington
Licence
Public domain, CC0

Image description

The painting shows a landscape with a calm body of water stretching across the center, beyond a brown bank of rocks and short green grass. A thin tree rises up on the left. To the right of center, a person can be seen on a boat, silhouetted against the blue water. Beyond the water are flat green fields with distant trees. To the left of center, a small gray house can be seen next to a tall tree, wisps of gray smoke rising out of its chimney. The sky above is blue with large clouds in shades of light gray and white, and the distance is illuminated by pale light. The water reflects the blue and white of the sky, along with the green and brown of the house and the distant bank.

Moody Landscapes