

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
- Museum record:
- View original
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