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Peter Henry Emerson — A Way Across the Marshes
Peter Henry Emerson

A Way Across the Marshes

1883

A narrow path cuts through marshy terrain in an image that demonstrates Emerson's skill at finding photographic poetry in humble rural subjects. The atmospheric quality achieved through his naturalistic technique influenced a generation of art photographers.

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

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Peter Henry Emerson, A Way Across the Marshes, 1883

A narrow path cuts through marshy terrain in an image that demonstrates Emerson's skill at finding photographic poetry in humble rural subjects. The atmospheric quality achieved through his naturalistic technique influenced a generation of art photographers.

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

Related themes

Nineteenth Century, Naturalistic, Serene, Documentary, Marsh, Landscape, Water, Photogravure, Sepia, British

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