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Broad Acres

Edward Gay

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Broad Acres by Edward Gay: A landscape painting depicting a field with a stream running through it. The field is mostly yellow and brown, with some green areas. There are trees and power lines in the background. The sky is cloudy and gray. A small stream runs through the bottom center of the painting, curving to the right. The foreground has tall grasses and weeds. The overall color palette is muted, with shades of green, brown, and gray dominating the scene.

Artwork details

Date:
1887
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Culture:
American
Dimensions:
599 × 392 px
Museum record:
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