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Sunset Sky

John Frederick Kensett

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The painting depicts a landscape with a predominantly horizontal composition. The top section features a sky with hues of blue, pink, and purple, scattered with dark clouds. A darker band of clouds stretches across the middle of the sky, with lighter hues of pink and yellow near the horizon. Below the sky, a thin yellow band represents the sun's glow on the horizon. The bottom section is divided into two horizontal bands of beige and light gray. The overall color palette is subdued, with soft, muted tones. The style is characteristic of a serene and peaceful scene by John Frederick Kensett, titled "Sunset Sky".

Artwork Details

Date
1872
Medium
Oil on canvas
Culture
American
Dimensions
599 × 370 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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