View from the Quai d'Orsay
Appearance
View from the Quai d'Orsay | |
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Artist | Johan Barthold Jongkind |
Year | 1854 |
Medium | Oil on canvas |
Dimensions | 43.8 cm × 66 cm (17.2 in × 26 in) |
Location | Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City |
View from the Quai d'Orsay is a mid-19th century painting by the Dutch artist Johan Barthold Jongkind. Executed in oils on canvas, the painting is currently in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Description
[edit]The painting depicts the Quai d'Orsay on the left bank of the River Seine. In line with some of his earlier works, Jongkind rendered the Seine to be a place of industrial activity; as such, cranes, barges, rowboats, and pack animals occupy a prominent role in the painting. Further down the river, large Parisian structures can be seen, while a lightly clouded sky hangs above the river.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ "View from the Quai d'Orsay". www.metmuseum.org. Retrieved 2018-09-09.