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A framed, horizontal painting of a calm turquoise waterway. On the left, a green, tree-covered shoreline shelters a small white building. To the right, small white waves break against distant dark rocks beneath a muted, heavily clouded sky.
Breakers in Florida
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Breakers in Florida

Artist William Aiken Walker (American, 1838 - 1921)
Datec. 1907
MediumOil on board
DimensionsFrame (Frame): 9 1/4 x 14 1/4 x 4 in. (23.5 x 36.2 x 10.16 cm)
ClassificationsPaintings
Credit LineThe Florida Art Collection, Gift of Samuel H. and Roberta T. Vickers
Object number2020.18.37
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Visual DescriptionA framed, horizontal painting of a calm turquoise waterway. On the left, a green, tree-covered shoreline shelters a small white building. To the right, small white waves break against distant dark rocks beneath a muted, heavily clouded sky.
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