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Beach de Honfleur 1917

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This evocative landscape captures a quiet moment at the beach near Honfleur, where the patterns of the sand and water intertwine in gentle rhythm. The composition is marked by a sweeping perspective that pulls the viewer’s eye across the textured sand, characterized by parallel, almost sculptural grooves that lead toward the tranquil horizon. The muted palette of soft grays and pale yellows conveys an overcast or twilight atmosphere, suffusing the scene with a contemplative stillness. A solitary tower or chimney-like structure punctuates the left side, adding an architectural anchor against the organic forms of the shoreline and distant, spindly cranes on the horizon.

Beach de Honfleur 1917

Félix Edouard Vallotton

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1917

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