This painting shows a cluster of trees against a bright sky in shades of pale yellow and pale seafoam green. Closest to us, a green-gray path stretches horizontally next to tall teal and blue grasses. The gray shadow of a tall tree crosses over the path. The trees occupy the top two-thirds of the painting, and they are painted in shades of blue-green, gray, pale yellow, lilac, and a pale, reddish-pink hue. Near the top right corner, a pale-yellow light source is visible through the leaves and branches of the tree in the center. The brushstrokes in the painting are visible, and the short…
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Moonlight

Julian Alden Weir (American, 1852 - 1919)

c. 1905

Medium
oil on canvas
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
overall: 61 x 50.8 cm (24 x 20 in.) ; framed: 81.6 x 71.8 x 7.3 cm (32 1/8 x 28 1/4 x 2 7/8 in.)
Culture
American
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CAB
Credit line
Chester Dale Collection
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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