A view of a quay with multicolored boats moored on the right and populated with horse drawn car…

Bordeaux, vu du pont, journée d'hiver

Artist Alfred Smith (French, 1854 - 1936)

Date1904

MediumOil on canvas

DimensionsCanvas: 59 1/4 × 87 1/4 inches (150.5 × 221.6 cm)
Framed: 69 5/8 × 97 3/4 × 3 3/8 inches (176.8 × 248.3 × 8.6 cm)

Credit LineMuseum purchase.

Object number1908.8

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CopyrightThe images and text contained on this page are owned by Telfair Museums or used by the Museum with permission from the owners. Unauthorized reproduction, transmission or display of these materials is prohibited with the exception of items deemed “fair use” as defined by U.S. and international copyright laws.Label TextBorn in Bordeaux to a family of English origin, Alfred Smith belonged to a generation of artists whose work drew upon the realist traditions of Camille Corot and Gustave Courbet, as well as the novel approach to light and atmosphere adopted by the impressionists. This painting presents a dramatic view of the quay in the artist’s native city, seen from the elevated vantage point of a bridge. The composition is anchored by the strong diagonal of the quayside road, which plunges back toward the city buildings in the distance. The overcast sky conveys the cold, damp chill of winter, and mingles with the smoke of portside industry in the distance.

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