1892
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
It Was Our House is a 1892 by Jean-Louis Forain, a Impressionism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
A woman in a long coat and hat stands on a beach, pointing toward the water. Behind her, a ship sails in the distance, with a smokestack puffing lightly. The sky is pale, and the waves look calm but busy. Her coat is dark, almost black, while the sand and sea are light and soft. The brushstrokes are loose, like quick sketches—no sharp lines, just rough shapes. Try looking up Realism next to see how artists focused on everyday life.
Jean-Louis Forain (French pronunciation: ; 23 October 1852 – 11 July 1931) was a French Impressionist painter and printmaker, working in media including oils, watercolour, pastel, etching and lithograph.
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