The image shows a river with a bridge, a distant town, and mountains. The horizon line divides the composition. The brushstrokes are loose and impressionistic, conveying movement and texture. The color palette is soft and muted with earthy tones, purple, and orange in the sky.
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Grenoble

Johan Barthold Jongkind (Dutch, 1819 - 1891)

1883

Medium
watercolor and gouache over black chalk
Classification
Drawing
Dimensions
sight size: 16.5 x 51.5 cm (6 1/2 x 20 1/4 in.)
Culture
Dutch
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CG-E
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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