A Backwater
1877
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1877
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
A Backwater is a 1877 by Francis Seymour Haden, a Impressionism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This sketch shows a quiet, muddy pond with a few trees and bushes around it. The water looks still, with some reeds and a small bird near the edge. A fence runs along the left side, and the whole scene is drawn in quick, sketchy lines. The artist signed it in the corner, and the date "1877" is written in the bottom left. The loose, sketchy style makes the scene feel quick and alive, like a moment caught on the spot. Check out Realism to see how artists focused on everyday scenes like this.
Francis Seymour Haden (1818–1910) was a British artist.
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