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Peter Henry Emerson — A Norfolk Boat-Yard
Peter Henry Emerson

A Norfolk Boat-Yard

1886

Working boats and maritime craftsmanship receive ethnographic documentation through platinum's ability to capture both fine detail and atmospheric mood.

Medium
Platinum print, pl. XIII from the album "Life and Landscape on the Norfolk Broads" (1886)

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Peter Henry Emerson, A Norfolk Boat-Yard, 1886

Working boats and maritime craftsmanship receive ethnographic documentation through platinum's ability to capture both fine detail and atmospheric mood.

Medium
Platinum print, pl. XIII from the album "Life and Landscape on the Norfolk Broads" (1886)
Year
1886
Seen at
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Related themes

Nineteenth Century, Naturalistic, Monochrome, Serene, Documentary Photography, Landscape, Water, Platinum Print, British, Rural

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Art Institute of Chicago, Cleveland Museum of Art