This painting shows a landscape with a horizon in the lower third of the composition. On the left side of the painting, there are tall trees along a canal. In the center is a dirt path on the other edge of the canal, with a person riding a donkey who looks over their shoulder towards us. On the right side, there are white buildings in the distance, with a grassy field leading towards them. The light blue sky is filled with fluffy clouds, and the water of the canal reflects the sky and trees. The brushstrokes of the painting are thick and visible, especially in the sky.

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The Towpath

painter Johan Barthold Jongkind (Dutch, 1819 - 1891)

1864

Medium: oil on canvas
Classification: Painting
Dimensions: overall: 34.3 x 47 cm (13 1/2 x 18 1/2 in.) ; framed: 50.8 x 63.18 x 7.94 cm (20 x 24 7/8 x 3 1/8 in.)
Culture: Dutch
Museum: National Gallery of Art, CF
Credit line: Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon
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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