This painting shows a busy scene at the edge of the water. The horizon is visible on the left, where blue-gray sky meets blue-gray water behind a line of tall masts. In the center, a woman in a dark dress with a light gray apron carries two yellow baskets near her hips. Behind her and on the right are more people, indicated by overlapping streaks of paint that form dark hats, black trousers, and shirts in shades of red and brown. No details of these people are visible, and we can't see any of their faces. Behind these people is a large tan building with a red roof. A tall tree stretches up…
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Volendam Street Scene

painter Robert Henri (American, 1865 - 1929)

1910

Medium
oil on canvas
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
overall: 51 x 61.1 cm (20 1/16 x 24 1/16 in.) ; framed: 73.7 x 83.8 x 6.4 cm (29 x 33 x 2 1/2 in.)
Culture
American
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CAB
Credit line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Gerard C. Smith
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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