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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
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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Palette