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Painting of a dark boat with a sail on rough sea under a glowing moon and drifting clouds, in muted greens and grays.

Moonlight

A dark, dreamlike seascape shows a small boat with a billowing sail tilting over choppy, foam-flecked waves beneath a pale, glowing moon. Two dark, blurred cloud forms drift across a sky of muted greens and grays, and loose, scumbled brushwork gives the surface a worn, textured quality.

Artist
Albert Pinkham Ryder
Date
1887
Medium
oil on mahogany panel, cradled
Source
Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum)
Size
3000 × 2693 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1887).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Smithsonian American Art Museum

Español: Luz de luna, de Albert Pinkham Ryder (1887)

Una oscura marina de aire onírico muestra un pequeño bote con una vela hinchada inclinado sobre olas agitadas y salpicadas de espuma, bajo una luna pálida y brillante. Dos nubes oscuras y difuminadas cruzan un cielo de verdes y grises apagados, y las pinceladas sueltas dan a la superficie una textura desgastada.

Português: Luar, de Albert Pinkham Ryder (1887)

Uma marinha escura e onírica mostra um pequeno barco com vela inflada inclinado sobre ondas agitadas e salpicadas de espuma, sob uma lua pálida e brilhante. Duas nuvens escuras e borradas atravessam um céu de verdes e cinzas esmaecidos, e as pinceladas soltas dão à superfície uma textura desgastada.

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