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Charlotte Mason Picture Study Aid                                                        John Constable



        Yarmouth Pier

















                                                                   ca. 1820-1822
                                                                   oil on canvas
                                                                   29.21 x 49.53 cm
                                                                   Denver Art Museum, Colorado

        KEY TOPICS:
        • In this piece we see the view of a pier and the ocean looking out from a beach. In the left foreground, there is an

           empty boat and a man walking beside a horse pulling a boat cart behind it. A little further down the shore are
           two people standing at the edge of the waves. In the left distance, we can see a pier with buildings to the far left

           and in the background are the sails of distant boats. A tumultuous sky fills the upper two thirds of the piece with
           large clouds and a faintly blue atmosphere.

        • Yarmouth is located on the western side of the Isle of Wight which is southwest of London. The pier in this
           painting is no longer standing.


































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