The image features a low angle view close to the water's edge with swans floating gracefully. The horizon is positioned high in the image, just below the upper quarter, with a distant tree line separating the sky and land. The brushstrokes are expressive and loose, giving the image a soft, textured appearance. The color palette includes earth tones like browns and greens contrasting against the white swans. Cattails and grasses frame the swans in the foreground. In the background, a figure in a boat and a statue stand out against foliage.
Artwork Details
- Date
- 1908
- Medium
- color etching inked à la poupée on chine collé on wove paper
- Dimensions
- 7459 × 5130 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original