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A Rocky Coast

William Trost Richards

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The painting depicts a rocky coastline. The rocky shoreline has jagged cliffs on either side and a large jagged rock formation in the center. The rocks are shades of brown and gray. The water is dark blue with white seafoam where it hits the rocks on the right. The sky is cloudy and gray with sunlight peeking through on the left. Birds are flying in the sky.

Artwork details

Date:
1877
Medium:
Watercolor and gouache on fibrous brown wove paper
Culture:
American
Dimensions:
600 × 374 px
Museum record:
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