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Mother and Child by the Sea

Johan Christian Dahl, 1840

A romantic painting which depicts a woman and child awaiting the return of a fishing boat from a moonlit coast. According to an explanation by the artist himself, the boat contains a 'close relation', almost certainly the child's father as Dahl's father was also a fisherman.

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Title of artwork, date

Mother and Child by the Sea, 1840

Date supported

2002

Medium and material

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

21 x 31 cm

Grant

33500

Total cost

297203

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