Description
A quiet stretch of river opens out in the middle of this small canvas, its blue grey water reflecting a pale sky and framed by dense reeds and grasses in the foreground. Tall slender trees rise along the right bank, while on the far shore a village with a church spire and pale houses sits low against the horizon.
Painted on a small scale with quick, textured strokes, the scene captures the everyday calm of a riverside village, its low houses and steeple glimpsed through the trees on the far bank.
The painting is part of the collection of the National Gallery of Art. What is offered here is not that original but a faithful reproduction: a hand-painted oil version on canvas, recreated stroke by stroke by a professional painter, or an archival canvas print made with fade-resistant pigment inks, available in a range of sizes from close to the original small study up to a larger wall feature.



