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The image shows a view from a dock or shoreline, looking out over a harbor filled with several sailboats anchored in tranquil water. Closest to us are the dark silhouettes of these boats, their masts and rigging sharply defined against the light reflected on the water. Beyond the boats, the horizon is low in the composition, crowded with the lights of a distant city or port, giving a sense of depth. The horizon forms a line where the water meets the cityscape. Smoke trails from stacked chimneys blend into the atmosphere. The sky and water are treated with crosshatched strokes, creating a…
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Boulogne

Théo van Rysselberghe (Belgian, 1862 - 1926)

1900

Medium
etching with aquatint printed in gray-green on cream laid paper
Classification
Print
Dimensions
plate: 24.9 x 30.2 cm (9 13/16 x 11 7/8 in.) ; sheet: 32.5 x 43.4 cm (12 13/16 x 17 1/16 in.)
Culture
Belgian
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CG-E
Credit line
Given in memory of Mrs. Daryl Reich Rubenstein
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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