Fishing

About this work

You see a fishing boat on calm water at dusk. The sky glows pink and blue. The water is almost glassy, with soft light on the waves. This is a small painting but it feels big. Bocion paints light like he’s holding it in his hands. He studied in Paris and knew famous painters like Courbet. Back home in Switzerland, he taught art too. See how the colors fade into the distance? That’s a trick called glazing. Try looking up Charles Gleyre next.