Midsummer Eve Bonfire on Skagen’s Beach- P.S. Kroyer

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-The medium is oil on canvas                                                                                                  -Kroyer uses the line of the stick to direct the viewer’s eye to the fire, the people turned towards the fire also imply that the fire is the focal point                                                         -Kroyer separates the picture with the fire and also the contrasting values of shadows on both sides of the picture                                                                                                           -The color temperatures on both sides differ by having lighter tints on the left side and dark shades on the right side                                                                                                           -Kroyer illustrates time in the work by using shadows of the people and also the dark sky and moon in the background                                                                                                   -Kroyer illustrates motion in the picture by adding movement to the fire and the blowing smoke

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