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Henry Peach Robinson — When the Day's Work is Done
Henry Peach Robinson

When the Day's Work is Done

1877

Robinson's photogravure epitomizes the pictorialist movement's ambition to establish photography as fine art, using soft focus and romantic rural imagery to rival the aesthetic effects of traditional painting.

Medium
Photogravure, from "Sun Artists, Number 2" (1890)

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Henry Peach Robinson, When the Day's Work is Done, 1877

Robinson's photogravure epitomizes the pictorialist movement's ambition to establish photography as fine art, using soft focus and romantic rural imagery to rival the aesthetic effects of traditional painting.

Medium
Photogravure, from "Sun Artists, Number 2" (1890)
Year
1877
Seen at
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Related themes

Nineteenth Century, Monochrome, Photography, Serene, Workers, Photogravure, Narrative, British, Rural, Figurative

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Art Institute of Chicago, Cleveland Museum of Art