The painting depicts a large sailing ship in the center, surrounded by calm water. Its large white sails take up most of the center of the painting, and a small American flag can be seen flying from one of the masts. Another ship and a lighthouse can be seen on the horizon to the right. Closer to us, on the left, a woman and a child with their backs to us watch the ship from a grassy bank, waving their arms. They are both wearing dark dresses, and the woman holds a white handkerchief. The water is blue, green, and tan with faint white ripples, and the sky above is white and pale gray. In the…
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Schooner

American 19th Century

19th century

Medium
oil on canvas
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
overall: 58.7 x 91.4 cm (23 1/8 x 36 in.) ; framed: 69.9 x 102.6 x 6.7 cm (27 1/2 x 40 3/8 x 2 5/8 in.)
Culture
American
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CAB
Credit line
Gift of Lucy Galpin Moorhead in memory of William S. Moorhead and the Honorable William S. Moorhead, Jr., and in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art
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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