The painting depicts a sunset or sunrise over a landscape. The sun is partially visible on the horizon, casting a warm glow on the sky. The horizon is slightly above the center with softly painted clouds. Brushstrokes suggest a rustic style, especially in the clouds and haystack. The color palette is dominated by warm tones and muted greens. A dirt path, stone wall, wooden fence, hay stack, and a small red structure in the distance are also visible.
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The Haystack and the Moon

painter Jean-Charles Cazin (French, 1841 - 1901)

after 1876

Medium
oil on canvas
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
overall: 41.28 × 33.02 cm (16 1/4 × 13 in.) ; framed: 57.15 × 48.26 × 6.99 cm (22 1/2 × 19 × 2 3/4 in.)
Culture
French
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CF
Credit line
Corcoran Collection (William A. Clark Collection, 1926)
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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