Mother and Child on a Beach
1860
oil
From the collection of Philadelphia Museum of Art
1860
oil
From the collection of Philadelphia Museum of Art
This painting shows a mother and child on a beach. The mother, wearing a dark dress with a white puffy sleeve and a yellow skirt, is kneeling beside the child. She is holding the child's hands, and the child is wearing a white hat and a brown dress. The mother has a red ribbon in her hair. The background is a gray sky with some trees and water. The mother and child are in the foreground, and the background is blurry. The painting has a lot of brown and gray colors. If you like this painting, you might also like the work of artist Jean Baptiste Camille Corot.
