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View of Santiago de Cuba

Winslow Homer

National Gallery of Art

This painting shows a landscape with a village seen from above. The view includes red rooftops and a white church with dome-shaped structures. In the background, there are distant mountains in shades of purple, blue, and red. There are dark green trees on the left, in front of what looks like a pale body of water. Closest to us is a strip of green that suggests a hilltop. The sky above is cloudy, with shades of gray and cream. The brushstrokes in the painting are thick and fluid.

Artwork Details

Date
1885
Medium
watercolor and pen and black ink over graphite on wove paper
Dimensions
7582 × 4164 px
Public Domain
Yes
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