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Venice, Boats

Oscar F. Bluemner

National Gallery of Art

The image depicts a bridge over a canal in a city resembling Venice. Buildings obscure the horizon line behind the bridge, while the sun is depicted in the top left corner. The style features loose and expressive brushstrokes, using bold pen or ink lines for a sketch-like effect. The color palette includes browns, yellows, black, and hints of blue on a beige background. The architecture, boats, and bridge structures are rendered with dynamic, quick, linear strokes, capturing the lively atmosphere of a canal scene.

Artwork Details

Date
1912
Medium
pen and black ink with black wash and blue, yellow and brown crayon
Dimensions
4284 × 2916 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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