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La Falaise: Baie de Saint-Malo (The Cliff: Saint-Malo Bay)

Félix-Hilaire Buhot

National Gallery of Art

The image shows a landscape with a path leading to a body of water. Vegetation lines the path, and there are small human-made structures and boats in the distance. The sky is filled with detailed clouds, adding movement to the scene. The color scheme is brown and sepia tones.

Artwork Details

Date
1886/1890
Medium
heliogravure, etching, drypoint, roulette, and aquatint on laid paper
Dimensions
4303 × 3382 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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