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Peter Henry Emerson — The Farm by the Broad (Norfolk)
Peter Henry Emerson

The Farm by the Broad (Norfolk)

1883

Farm buildings reflect in still water as Emerson explores the relationship between human settlement and natural environment in the Norfolk Broads. The serene composition demonstrates his ability to find classical harmony in vernacular agricultural architecture.

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

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Peter Henry Emerson, The Farm by the Broad (Norfolk), 1883

Farm buildings reflect in still water as Emerson explores the relationship between human settlement and natural environment in the Norfolk Broads. The serene composition demonstrates his ability to find classical harmony in vernacular agricultural architecture.

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

Related themes

Monochrome, Serene, Documentary, 19th Century, Countryside, Naturalism, Photogravure, Rural Landscape, British, Farm

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Art Institute of Chicago, Cleveland Museum of Art