Cart on the Beach at Etretat

1862

Johan Barthold Jongkind

Associated Names
Johan Barthold Jongkind

Artist, Dutch, 1819 - 1891

The image shows a horse-drawn cart moving along a sandy path in a flat, open landscape. Buildings are visible in the distance on the left side, with vertical markers or poles scattered on the right. The brushstrokes are light and feathery, suggesting a watercolor technique. The color palette consists of pale blues and soft whites, creating a cool, tranquil atmosphere that aligns with the expansive sky. Darker splashes of color add texture to the ground, hinting at patches of vegetation or ripples in the sandy surface.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor over black chalk on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    overall: 23.4 x 34.4 cm (9 3/16 x 13 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1981.30.1


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Huguette Berès, Paris); acquired 1981 by NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1983

  • Graphics Survey Exhibition, National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C., February 1983.

Inscriptions

lower right in brown ink: Jongkind 62; on verso in black chalk ?: No 12

Wikidata ID

Q64581859

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