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The image is a riverside scene with a low horizon line. The sketch features boats, buildings, trees, and a tranquil waterway. The drawing is done in ink and chalk with loose lines and expressive outlines. The color palette includes natural tones with hints of orange and black. There is a tree with delicate foliage in the foreground, and in the background, there are trees and buildings receding into the distance.
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The image is a riverside scene with a low horizon line. The sketch features boats, buildings, trees, and a tranquil waterway. The drawing is done in ink and chalk with loose lines and expressive outlines. The color palette includes natural tones with hints of orange and black. There is a tree with delicate foliage in the foreground, and in the background, there are trees and buildings receding into the distance.

National Gallery of Art · Drawing

Bords de Canal

Johan Barthold Jongkind

Medium
red chalk and graphite on laid paper
Dimensions
overall: 31.2 x 46.5 cm (12 5/16 x 18 5/16 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Accession number
1952.8.253
Credit line
Rosenwald Collection
Time span
1801 to 1825
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • Dutch
  • Impressionist
  • exterior
  • architecture
  • Waterway
Provenance

Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979]; gift 1952 to NGA.

Inscription

Artist's stamp (Lugt 1401) lL and lR (upside down)

Watermarks

MICHALLET

NGA object ID 41986. 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.