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Painting of a windswept coast with pale cliffs, white surf over grassy sand, two gulls, and a small boat near the distant shore.

Two Gulls and Cliffs

Oil painting on fiberboard showing a windswept shore with pale cliffs and a dark headland on the right, where white surf breaks over grassy sand. Two gulls hover over the water, and a small boat with a figure drifts near the distant cliffs.

Artist
Louis M. Eilshemius
Date
ca. 1913-1921
Medium
oil on fiberboard
Source
Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum)
Size
3000 × 2243 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1926).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Smithsonian American Art Museum

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