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Lever de lune a Dinard (Moonrise at Dinard)

Félix-Hilaire Buhot

National Gallery of Art

The image is of a scenic view overlooking a body of water at either dawn or dusk. In the foreground, leafless trees reach towards the water, with a hill sloping downwards beyond them. The background shows a wide expanse of water with small boats. The color palette is primarily beige and gray. The brushstrokes and etching lines are fine and delicate, emphasizing detail and texture in the tree branches and hill.

Artwork Details

Date
1891
Medium
etching, drypoint, roulette, and aquatint, with burnishing on wove paper
Dimensions
9215 × 7260 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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