This painting shows a landscape. The horizon is low in the composition, obscured by trees and distant hills. Large trees with dark green foliage surround a reflective body of water at the bottom of the painting. Near the center, two cows drink from the water, and a person stands nearby, almost blending in with the foliage. The brushstrokes are fluid and colors blend softly. The color palette includes earthy greens, browns, pale blues, and pinks in the sky and reflected in the water.
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Evening Light on a Wooded Lakeside with Cattle Drinking

Henri-Joseph Harpignies (French, 1819 - 1916)

1882

Medium
watercolor with touches of white gouache over traces of charcoal on laid paper
Classification
Drawing
Dimensions
overall: 36.8 x 53.2 cm (14 1/2 x 20 15/16 in.)
Culture
French
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CG-E
Credit line
Purchased as the Gift of Andrea Woodner
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Teens profiles and older: its subject is for older viewers (war, death, the Passion, drink or the like). How works are placed

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