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The image shows sailboats with dark sails on the water. The horizon is visible, with boats meeting the sky. The color palette is monochrome in shades of tan and brown. The water has swirling lines, while the sky has abstract cloud formations.
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Return of the Boats

Maxime Maufra (French, 1861 - 1918)

1903

Medium
etching on wove paper
Classification
Print
Dimensions
plate: 10.9 x 13.9 cm (4 5/16 x 5 1/2 in.) ; sheet: 19.6 x 26 cm (7 11/16 x 10 1/4 in.)
Culture
French
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CG-W
Credit line
Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Little Ones profiles and older: it shows gentle subjects for the very young. How works are placed

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