Six Marines: Radoub d'une barque à marée basse
1833
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1833
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Six Marines: Radoub d'une barque à marée basse is a 1833 by Eugène Isabey, a Romanticism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This print shows a small boat stuck on a muddy shore at low tide. People are hauling it out, while another boat burns in the water nearby. Houses and cliffs loom in the dark background. The title means "beaching a boat at low tide"—this was a real job for sailors. The smoky sky and rough waves add drama. Check out Romanticism for more art that mixes drama with real life.
