The artwork, titled “A Boy with an Oar,” was created by Henry Scott Tuke using the medium of oil. It belongs to the Impressionism art movement and fits within the genre of genre painting.
In the artwork, a young boy is depicted standing on the edge of a body of water, holding an oar in his right hand. He is facing away from the viewer, revealing his bare back and dressed in light-colored trousers that are rolled up to his knees. The setting is a serene, coastal landscape, with the water extending into the horizon and another figure in a distant rowboat. The brushstrokes are loose and expressive, characteristic of the Impressionist style, capturing the light and atmosphere of the scene with a soft, almost ephemeral quality. The boy’s stance and the open expanse of the water evoke a sense of calm and contemplation.
