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The painting depicts a harbor scene with several large ships and smaller boats on a wide waterway. To the left and right of center, two large ships are visible, each with multiple tall masts and several sails. The boat on the left appears to fly a flag that has white and red stripes and a section of dark blue. A small rowboat is positioned in the water by this ship, and it appears to have several indistinct people on it. To the left, a plume of gray smoke rises from low gray buildings. On the right, more people in rowboats appear to head towards a line of tall buildings in the distance. The…
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Entrance to the Harbor, Le Havre

Eugène Boudin (French, 1824 - 1898)

1883

Medium
oil on canvas
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
overall: 118.6 x 160.2 cm (46 11/16 x 63 1/16 in.) ; framed: 142.9 x 192.7 cm (56 1/4 x 75 7/8 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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