Solitude (Harrison)

The painting was acquired by the French state from the Salon in 1893 and currently displayed at the Musée d'Orsay in Paris.

[2] In the middle of the painting, an oar, somehow catching the light, rests gently on the surface of a body of water.

In the bow stands a naked figure with elbows raised and hands wedged behind their head.

Below this line lies the darkness of the water; above it a subtle use of colour suggests some kind of shore covered in dense, shaded foliage, or possibly the interior of a huge cave.

[4] The surface of the water is faintly tinted red here and there, with brief flashes of a distant twilight.