Silence

Description

A dark, rocky shoreline curves around a still inlet beneath a dim evening sky. Low landforms stretch across the distance, and a faint light appears near the horizon. The foreground water reflects the surrounding darkness.

About Silence Reproduction

Brown and charcoal tones dominate the rocks, while muted violet and blue color the sky. A narrow pale strip along the shore catches the remaining light and separates land from water.

The sparse composition gives the scene a hushed feeling. The curved coast guides the eye toward the distant glow, while broad shadowed areas preserve the sense of evening. A dark opening between the rocks leads toward the pale strip of sky and distant water. The shore is built from irregular horizontal ledges, with the deepest shadows gathering in the lower foreground and along the right edge. The dark shoreline curves around a quiet inlet, with rock forms breaking the water near the center. A dim sky occupies the upper portion, carrying faint gray and violet changes rather than bright cloud. Reflections blur across the water, interrupted by a narrow pale strip of shore. The far bank remains low and indistinct. Darkness gathers at the edges, making the small illuminated area near the waterline more noticeable and giving the scene its hushed, nocturnal appearance. Faint light remains near the horizon, outlining the curved shoreline beyond the dark rocks and inlet.

The hand-painted reproduction

ByMuseum offers Silence by Isaac Levitan as a hand-painted oil reproduction on canvas. Hang this silence artwork where its landscape setting can be viewed clearly.

• Curved shoreline and shadowed water
• Faint light near the horizon
• Painted individually in oil on canvas.
• Select the available size and presentation on this page.