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Well at the Side of a Road

1860s

Adolphe Appian

(French, 1818–1898)
Culture
France, 19th century
Medium
oil on fabric
Measurements
Unframed: 28.2 x 45 cm (11 1/8 x 17 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Noah L. Butkin 1980.227
Public Domain
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Location
Not on view
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A horizontally oriented oil painting depicts a sunlit dirt road dappled with shadows from overhanging trees. In the foreground, a red signature sits at the lower left. To the right, two figures lean over stone troughs, one in a red and blue garment near a dark bucket. Dark foliage frames the path, leading to a small, distant figure walking toward a bright, sun-drenched opening in the dense green background.

Well at the Side of a Road

1860s

Adolphe Appian

(French, 1818–1898)
France, 19th century

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