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Peter Henry Emerson — Bound for the North River
Peter Henry Emerson

Bound for the North River

1887

A sailing vessel heads toward inland waters in Emerson's movement-filled composition, concluding his photographic journey through England's interconnected tidal waterways with a sense of ongoing adventure.

Medium
Photoetching, pl. V from the album "Wild Life on a Tidal Water: The Adventures of a House-Boat and Her Crew" (1890)

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Peter Henry Emerson, Bound for the North River, 1887

A sailing vessel heads toward inland waters in Emerson's movement-filled composition, concluding his photographic journey through England's interconnected tidal waterways with a sense of ongoing adventure.

Medium
Photoetching, pl. V from the album "Wild Life on a Tidal Water: The Adventures of a House-Boat and Her Crew" (1890)
Year
1887
Seen at
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Related themes

Nineteenth Century, Naturalistic, River, Serene, Documentary, Landscape, Photoetching, Water, Boats, British

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Art Institute of Chicago, Cleveland Museum of Art