

An Arctic Summer: Boring Through the Pack in Melville Bay
The image depicts a painting of a ship in icy waters. The painting shows a dark and cloudy sky with shades of brown and gray. The ship with three masts and a dark hull appears on the right side. The foreground features ice chunks and snow on the left, with a brown object protruding from the snow. A large white ice formation stands near the center. The background includes a mountain range with shades of brown and orange. The overall color palette is muted, with shades of brown, gray, and white dominating the scene. The title of the painting is "An Arctic Summer: Boring Through the Pack in Melville Bay" by William Bradford.
Artwork details
- Date:
- 1871
- Medium:
- Oil on canvas
- Culture:
- American
- Dimensions:
- 599 × 399 px
- Museum record:
- View original
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