The image shows a landscape with a high horizon line emphasizing the sky filled with swirling clouds depicted through expressive brushstrokes. The color palette is monochromatic with various shades of grey creating contrast. In the foreground, there is a figure sitting with a pot-like object nearby, blending into the earth tones. A gnarled tree stands behind the figure. In the distance, a stretch of land leads to the horizon.
Artwork Details
- Date
- 1869, printed c. 1870
- Medium
- etching and aquatint [proof before first edition of 1875] with selective wiping on laid paper
- Dimensions
- 12429 × 9367 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original