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Seascape at Port-en-Bessin, Normandy
- year
- 1888
- medium
- oil on canvas
- dimensions
- overall: 65.1 x 80.9 cm (25 5/8 x 31 7/8 in.) framed: 89.9 x 106 x 10.2 cm (35 3/8 x 41 3/4 x 4 in.)
Georges Seurat · Seascape at Port-en-Bessin, Normandy (1888).
A green hillside slopes toward a blue sea, with the landscape constructed from layers of colored dots.
Historical archive · Curated by New Renaissance. Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Gift of the W. Averell Harriman Foundation in memory of Marie N. Harriman. Accession 1972.9.21. Image: CC0 / public domain. Courtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington. Museum collection; not offered for sale. Source: https://www.nga.gov/artworks/53139-seascape-port-en-bessin-normandy
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