The painting features a large gray watering can in the bottom right corner, set against a lush garden background. Bushes on the right side are speckled with dots of pink, yellow, blue, orange, and purple, suggesting flowers. A dirt path extends from the bottom left up towards a white wall that stretches horizontally across the scene. The watering can rests on the edge of the path. Above the wall are more dark green trees with a small patch of light blue sky. The paint in this image has been applied with small, visible dots and short brushstrokes.
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The Watering Can - Garden at Le Raincy

Georges Seurat (French, 1859 - 1891)

c. 1883

Medium
oil on wood
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
overall: 24.77 × 15.24 cm (9 3/4 × 6 in.)
Culture
French
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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