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Sunset (Delacroix)






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Sunset
ArtistEugène Delacroix
Yearc. 1850
MediumPastel on paper
Dimensions20.4 cm × 25.9 cm (8.0 in × 10.2 in)
LocationMetropolitan Museum of Art

Sunset is a mid-19th-century drawing by Eugène Delacroix. Done in oil pastel on lined paper, the work depicts a sunset.

Description[edit]

While Delacroix was widely noted for his figure-centric romanticist paintings, the French artist produced a number of expressive works during his later years.[1]

Among these works is Sunset, done by Delacroix circa 1850. The drawing depicts a sunset, set behind and above a gently sloping landscape. The sunset is partially blocked by two cloud formations, one directly above the Earth and a second, thicker band along the top of the painting. Despite these obstructions, the rays of sunlight are visibly breaking through, leading some to compare the painting to Delcroix's earlier work on the Galerie d'Apollon.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Dudar, Helen. "From Saints to Sunsets: The Late Great Works of Delacroix". Smithsonian. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  • ^ "Sunset". Metropolitan Museum of Art. 1850. Archived from the original on 23 January 2023. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
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