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Sheep Porcupine Island, Bar Harbor, Maine, Evening Study, August 29, 1896

John La Farge

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Black and white painting of a small island. The island is dark and has a hill shape with trees on top. It is surrounded by water. A large white cloud sits over the island in the center of the painting. The background shows a light-colored sky and more land in the distance on the left.

Artwork details

Date:
1896
Medium:
Watercolor and gouache on off-white wove paper laid down on off-white wove paper.
Culture:
American
Dimensions:
599 × 412 px
Museum record:
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