The Beach, Late Afternoon

The painting "The Beach, Late Afternoon" is an oil on canvas artwork created by Edgar Degas between 1870 and 1872. It is currently held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and measures 53.3 cm in height and 23.5 cm in width. The painting depicts a bleak and desolate beach scene. The sky and sea are rendered in dark, muted tones of gray, creating a sense of somberness. The horizon line is low and indistinct, blurring the boundary between water and sky. A few faint figures can be discerned on the beach, their forms barely visible against the dark sand. The overall impression is one of solitude and melancholy, capturing the transient and ethereal quality of the coast at twilight.