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Plaque

Charles Volkmar

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Rectangular painting of a landscape with trees, a body of water, and ducks. The painting has a cracked surface, with a color palette of greens, browns, and yellows. In the foreground, a group of ducks swim in shallow water. Behind the ducks, a cluster of trees with slender trunks and sparse foliage stands on the bank. The trees have white and brown bark. The grassy bank behind the trees has a few more ducks. In the background, more trees are visible, and a blue area that could be a lake or sky. The sky above is a light yellow color. The painting is signed in the bottom-left corner. The title of the painting is "Plaque" and it is by Charles Volkmar.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1880
Medium:
Earthenware
Culture:
American
Dimensions:
599 × 337 px
Museum record:
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