Boating

Ellen Thesleff

Cleveland Museum of Art

The painting depicts a scene with two people in a boat. The boat is oriented diagonally, lower left to upper right. The person in the background sits and faces left with their head tilted down and elbows on their knees, their body covered by clothing. The person in the foreground faces the background and holds a long oar with both hands. The person has their head tilted down and their body covered in clothing. The painting uses a color palette of brown, blue, and tan. The tan tone dominates the background. The figures and boat are rendered in dark brown. Blue splotches appear at the bottom and along the top edge. The artwork is signed at the bottom left. The artist of this piece is Ellen Thesleff, and the title is Boating.