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Glimpse of the Sea

Alexander H. Wyant

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Black and white landscape painting of a stream. The stream runs vertically through center of the painting. The stream's banks are covered in short grass and a line of trees stands on each side in the background. The sky above the trees and stream is cloudy and gray. The trees on the right are dense and dark green. The painting's color palette is predominantly shades of gray and black.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1885
Medium
Oil on canvas
Culture
American
Dimensions
600 × 364 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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