The Finish

Amerikanische Malerei 1858–1865, kb. 1860

The artwork shows a horse race scene from a slightly elevated point of view. Closest to us, a crowd of well-dressed spectators, including men and a few women, gather along a dirt track. Two horse-drawn sulkies, one led by a brown horse and the other by a gray horse, are racing past the crowd. A small, two-story pavilion with a U.S. flag on top is beyond the track, with several people observing the race from its balcony. In the distance, the landscape features green fields with scattered trees and grazing cattle. Further back, a river with sailboats winds across the horizon, set against a backdrop of rolling hills under a partly cloudy sky. The style is detailed and realistic, capturing the colors and atmosphere of the event.
Művész
Amerikanische Malerei 1858–1865
Datálás
kb. 1860
Műfaj
Festmény
Technika
oil on wood
Méretek
58,7 × 95,3 cm
Gyűjtemény
National Gallery of Art, Washington
Licenc
Közkincs, CC0

Képleírás

The artwork shows a horse race scene from a slightly elevated point of view. Closest to us, a crowd of well-dressed spectators, including men and a few women, gather along a dirt track. Two horse-drawn sulkies, one led by a brown horse and the other by a gray horse, are racing past the crowd. A small, two-story pavilion with a U.S. flag on top is beyond the track, with several people observing the race from its balcony. In the distance, the landscape features green fields with scattered trees and grazing cattle. Further back, a river with sailboats winds across the horizon, set against a backdrop of rolling hills under a partly cloudy sky. The style is detailed and realistic, capturing the colors and atmosphere of the event.

Amerikanische Malerei 1858–1865