Dark nocturnal landscape with a glowing yellow moon above a bare tree trunk, a small standing figure in a grassy field, and a faint red light near the horizon.

The Moon at Night

A dim nocturnal landscape under a cloudy sky, with a pale yellow moon glowing above a tall bare tree trunk at left. A small figure stands in the dark grassy field, and a faint reddish glow sits near the horizon at right. Thin craquelure cracks across the oil surface.

Artist: George Inness
Date: 1890
Medium: Oil on canvas
Source: Art Institute of Chicago
Size: 1686 × 1378 px

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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1890).
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Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Edward B. Butler Collection

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