Sunset on the Thames
1865
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1865
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Sunset on the Thames is a 1865 by Francis Seymour Haden, a Impressionism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This print shows a small boat on a river at dusk, with a tall mast and a few people inside. The water looks choppy, full of quick, sketchy lines. In the background, buildings and trees are barely visible through a foggy, busy tangle of marks. The artist used lots of crisscrossed lines to show movement in the water and air. This style makes the scene feel alive, even though it’s just ink on paper. If you like this, check out etching—the technique used here.
Francis Seymour Haden (1818–1910) was a British artist.
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