Seapiece: Off the French Coast

Angol tájkép és akvarell, kb. 1823/1824

This painting shows a seascape with large sailboats on choppy blue-green waters. The horizon is in the bottom third of the painting, dividing the sea from the cloudy white-and-blue sky. The boats are seen from a distance, their tall sails in shades of white, cream, and tan. Small dots of color suggest people standing on the decks, but the details are unclear. Closer to us, some dark brown shapes emerge from the water; on the left are three vertical shapes that look like tree branches or driftwood, while on the right is a round object like a floating barrel. Around these objects are splashes of white waves, and in between them is a small V shape that could be a bird or the tail of a fish.
Művész
Angol tájkép és akvarell
Datálás
kb. 1823/1824
Műfaj
Festmény
Technika
oil on canvas
Méretek
37,7 × 52 cm
Gyűjtemény
National Gallery of Art, Washington
Licenc
Közkincs, CC0

Képleírás

This painting shows a seascape with large sailboats on choppy blue-green waters. The horizon is in the bottom third of the painting, dividing the sea from the cloudy white-and-blue sky. The boats are seen from a distance, their tall sails in shades of white, cream, and tan. Small dots of color suggest people standing on the decks, but the details are unclear. Closer to us, some dark brown shapes emerge from the water; on the left are three vertical shapes that look like tree branches or driftwood, while on the right is a round object like a floating barrel. Around these objects are splashes of white waves, and in between them is a small V shape that could be a bird or the tail of a fish.

Angol tájkép és akvarell