Boats on the Seacoast at Étaples
The Met
Artist: Charles-François Daubigny(French, Paris 1817–1878 Paris)
Date: 1871
Department: European Paintings
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Oil on wood
Dimensions: 13 1/2 x 22 7/8 in. (34.3 x 58.1 cm)
Credit Line: Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Collection, Wolfe Fund, 1903
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
Several boats on a sandy shore and in water under a wide blue sky
Detailed Description
A wide, open scene is dominated by a vast blue sky and a sandy shoreline. The upper two-thirds of the canvas is filled with a light blue sky, showing subtle variations in tone and texture from loose brushstrokes, appearing lighter towards the horizon. The horizon line stretches across the middle of the painting, with a low, dark strip of land or buildings visible on the far left and a flat, muted green-brown landmass on the far right. The foreground and midground are occupied by a sandy, light brown shore that slopes gently down to a body of water, which is a darker, muted blue-green. Several boats are present on the shore and in the water. On the right, two large, dark-hulled boats with tall, slender masts and furled sails are beached on the sand, leaning slightly. One of these boats is closer to the viewer, its dark hull prominent. A small, dark rowboat floats in the water near these larger vessels. Towards the left, several smaller boats are scattered along the shore and in the water, some appearing partially submerged or beached. Distant masts are visible further down the shoreline on the left. The sandy shore in the foreground has some darker, textured patches, and two bundled objects rest on the far lower left.
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