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J. B. B. Wellington — A Study of Sheep

J. B. B. Wellington

A Study of Sheep

1880

Wellington's pastoral study exemplifies the pictorialist aesthetic, using soft focus and careful composition to create painterly effects in the photogravure medium.

Medium
Photogravure, from "Sun Artists, No. 3" (1890)

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J. B. B. Wellington, A Study of Sheep, 1880

Wellington's pastoral study exemplifies the pictorialist aesthetic, using soft focus and careful composition to create painterly effects in the photogravure medium.

Medium
Photogravure, from "Sun Artists, No. 3" (1890)
Year
1880
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Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Related themes

Monochrome, Photography, Animal, Documentary, 19th Century, Study, Sheep, Realistic, Photogravure, British

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