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After Sunset

Unknown

1899

From the collection of Statens Museum for Kunst

Impressionism Realism Late 19th Century

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After Sunset is a 1899 by Unknown, a Impressionism work, held at Statens Museum for Kunst.

Who painted this?: Unknown
When & what style?: 1899 · Impressionism
Where can I see it?: Statens Museum for Kunst

About this work

This photo shows a quiet hillside at dusk. A few bare trees stand in the middle, their branches dark against the fading light. Below them, a line of old headstones marks a graveyard, while a crumbling stone wall and a lone building sit on a hilltop. The sky is soft, with a pale glow near the horizon. The headstones are arranged in neat rows, but their details are hard to read. The artist used light and shadow to make the scene feel peaceful and a little lonely. If you like this mood, look up *chiaroscuro* next.