Caption

View of Cap d'Entifer in Étretat, Normandy, Zamett, Albert 1821–1877, painter; 1850; painting; seascape/landscape with staffage depicting barges, rocks, Cap d'Antifer Normandy, France; height 77 cm, width 105 cm., A coastal scene showing a sandy shore with a group of wooden boats pulled up on the beach and a few boats at the water’s edge, several people near the boats wearing muted clothing in shades of red, brown, and white, and a small thatched structure to the left. Towering chalk cliffs rise from the shoreline toward the right with grassy tops and a natural arch visible near the water, casting shadows across the beach. The sea is calm with gentle waves lapping the sand and a horizon line under a sky filled with blue tones, white and pale pink clouds, and areas of soft purple and gray. The foreground contains wooden beams and equipment, a barrel, and scattered ropes in darker brown tones. The whole scene is framed by a gilt rectangular frame.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A16_339

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Rights managed

Available size

25.5Mb (1.3Mb) / 11.5in x 8.6in / 3454 x 2584 (300dpi)

Keywords

View Cap d'Entifer Étretat Normandy Zamett Albert 1821–1877 painter 1850 painting seascape landscape staffage depicting barges rocks Cap d'Antifer France height 77 cm width 105 cm coastal scene showing sandy shore group wooden boats pulled up beach boats water’s edge several people near wearing muted clothing shades red brown white small thatched structure left Towering chalk cliffs rise shoreline right grassy tops natural arch visible near water casting shadows across sea calm gentle waves lapping sand horizon line under sky filled blue tones pale pink clouds areas soft purple gray foreground contains wooden beams equipment barrel scattered ropes darker brown tones whole scene framed gilt rectangular frame.