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Peter Henry Emerson — The Ferry
Peter Henry Emerson

The Ferry

1887

A simple river crossing becomes the subject of Emerson's contemplative study, illustrating his ability to find artistic merit in the most ordinary aspects of rural transportation.

Medium
Photoetching, pl. XXV 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, The Ferry, 1887

A simple river crossing becomes the subject of Emerson's contemplative study, illustrating his ability to find artistic merit in the most ordinary aspects of rural transportation.

Medium
Photoetching, pl. XXV 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

Naturalistic, Monochrome, Serene, Documentary, Landscape, Water Transportation, Late 19th Century, Photoetching, British, Pictorialism

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Art Institute of Chicago, Cleveland Museum of Art