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Peter Henry Emerson — A Norfolk Flower
Peter Henry Emerson

A Norfolk Flower

1883

Botanical beauty emerges through Emerson's lens in Norfolk's countryside, demonstrating his mastery of photogravure's capacity to capture delicate natural details with painterly sensitivity.

Medium
Photogravure, pl. XXXII from the album "Pictures of East Anglian Life" (1888)

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Peter Henry Emerson, A Norfolk Flower, 1883

Botanical beauty emerges through Emerson's lens in Norfolk's countryside, demonstrating his mastery of photogravure's capacity to capture delicate natural details with painterly sensitivity.

Medium
Photogravure, pl. XXXII from the album "Pictures of East Anglian Life" (1888)
Year
1883
Seen at
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Related themes

Naturalistic, Serene, Documentary, 19th Century, Landscape, Nature, Photogravure, British, Flowers, Rural

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Art Institute of Chicago, Cleveland Museum of Art