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The image shows a night scene with ships on the water. The horizon is below the middle, with ships silhouetted in the center and to the right. The brushstrokes are soft, creating a diffuse effect. The color palette is black, gray, and pale. Moonlight casts a glow on the water's surface. A structure stands in the distance. The moon is partially hidden by clouds on the left, providing the only light source.
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The image shows a night scene with ships on the water. The horizon is below the middle, with ships silhouetted in the center and to the right. The brushstrokes are soft, creating a diffuse effect. The color palette is black, gray, and pale. Moonlight casts a glow on the water's surface. A structure stands in the distance. The moon is partially hidden by clouds on the left, providing the only light source.

National Gallery of Art · Print

A Moonlit Harbor

Norbert Goeneutte

Date
1890s
Medium
mezzotint on laid paper
Dimensions
plate: 10.9 × 15 cm (4 5/16 × 5 7/8 in.) sheet: 27.5 × 38.2 cm (10 13/16 × 15 1/16 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
2016.43.2
Credit line
Purchased as the Gift of Lawrence Lawver
Time span
1876 to 1900
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata
Provenance

(Paul Prouté, S.A., Paris); purchased 2015 by NGA.

Marks

the artist's studio stamp (Lugt 1182)

NGA object ID 204946. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.