Hailing the Ferry

Description

Two women stand at the edge of a river, raising their arms toward a distant ferry. One holds a basket and wears a striped skirt, while the other gestures toward the water. Reeds and low bushes fill the bank, and bare trees rise behind them. The ferry appears as a small shape across the broad water beneath a pale sky.

About Hailing the Ferry Reproduction

Brown, gray, and muted green tones describe the bank and trees. The skirts and shawls of the women add red and blue accents. The water is pale and reflective, with a thin dark shoreline in the distance. Their raised arms and the small ferry provide the strongest vertical marks against the open river.

The two figures form a close foreground group, while their gestures extend across the water toward the ferry. The shoreline and reeds lead along the lower edge, contrasting with the broad open surface beyond. Bare branches create a delicate frame at one side. The scene captures a moment of signaling across the river, with the distant boat giving purpose to the raised hands of the women.The sleeves of the women and striped fabric distinguish them from the pale bank. Bare trunks rise behind the pair, while the ferry remains small across the river. The pair stand close together at the edge of the water, with their raised hands directing attention toward the distant ferry. Reeds and bare trunks frame the pale river.

The hand-painted reproduction

ByMuseum offers Hailing the Ferry by Daniel Ridgway Knight as a hand-painted oil reproduction on canvas. Display horizontally so the gesture of the figures and distant ferry are both visible.

• One woman raises an arm toward the water
• A small ferry sits near the far shore
• Painted individually in oil on canvas.
• Select the available size and presentation on this page.