The painting shows a rural landscape with a field in the foreground. A figure is walking on a path towards a house with haystacks nearby. The sky transitions from pink and peach tones to soft blue. The painting conveys a sense of tranquility through its soft brushstrokes and warm color palette. In the distance, small specks can be seen on the horizon.
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Homestead by the Sea

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

after 1876

Medium
oil on canvas
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
overall: 65.41 × 81.92 cm (25 3/4 × 32 1/4 in.) ; framed: 92.71 × 109.22 × 13.34 cm (36 1/2 × 43 × 5 1/4 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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