The Fishing Boat
The Met
Artist: Gustave Courbet(French, Ornans 1819–1877 La Tour-de-Peilz)
Date: 1865
Department: European Paintings
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 25 1/2 x 32 in. (64.8 x 81.3 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Mary Goldenberg, 1899
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
A shipwrecked boat on a rocky beach, turbulent sea, and cloudy, transitioning sky
Detailed Description
A coastal scene features a shipwrecked boat on a rocky beach under a cloudy sky. The upper third of the image shows a sky transitioning from a pale orange-peach hue near the horizon to a light blue-gray above, with soft, indistinct clouds. Below the sky, the middle ground is dominated by a turbulent sea, rendered with dark green-gray waves topped with frothy white caps, extending to the distant horizon. The lower half of the image features a rugged beach composed of muted brown and gray sand and numerous rocks. A dark-hulled boat, appearing beached or partially submerged among the rocks, is positioned slightly right of the center. Its single mast leans significantly to the left, and tattered, light-colored sails hang loosely from the rigging. Debris or other elements are visible within the boat's hull. A large, dark, irregular rock occupies the left foreground, while smaller, similarly colored rocks are scattered across the beach around the boat.
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