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Peter Henry Emerson — A Reed-Cutter at Work
Peter Henry Emerson

A Reed-Cutter at Work

1886

Individual craftsmanship receives intimate documentation, with platinum's sharp detail recording both technique and traditional tools.

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

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Peter Henry Emerson, A Reed-Cutter at Work, 1886

Individual craftsmanship receives intimate documentation, with platinum's sharp detail recording both technique and traditional tools.

Medium
Platinum print, pl. XXV 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, Figure, Documentary, Photograph, Worker, Landscape, Naturalism, Platinum Print, British, Rural

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Art Institute of Chicago, Cleveland Museum of Art