This painting shows a serene body of water and a rocky coast stretching to the horizon. In the center of the painting, indistinct people gather on a rocky strip near the water wearing clothes in shades of red, blue, and brown. In front of them, closest to us, small tan and brown rocks poke through the still blue water. In the distance on the left are rocky gray mountains and a group of far-away buildings with white walls and red roofs. On the right, the water continues until it reaches a distant shoreline. Fluffy clouds are visible in the wide blue sky above.
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Washerwomen on the Banks of the Durance

painter Paul Guigou (French, 1834 - 1871)

1866

Medium
oil on canvas
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
overall: 66 x 115 cm (26 x 45 1/4 in.) ; framed: 91.44 × 142.88 × 10.16 cm (36 × 56 1/4 × 4 in.)
Culture
French
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CF
Credit line
Chester Dale Fund
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed

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