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Peter Henry Emerson — The Haunt of the Pike
Peter Henry Emerson

The Haunt of the Pike

1886

Atmospheric effects dominate this mysterious wetland scene, where Emerson uses the platinum process's capacity for subtle tones to evoke the hidden depths of marsh waters.

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

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Peter Henry Emerson, The Haunt of the Pike, 1886

Atmospheric effects dominate this mysterious wetland scene, where Emerson uses the platinum process's capacity for subtle tones to evoke the hidden depths of marsh waters.

Medium
Platinum print, pl. XV from the album "Life and Landscape on the Norfolk Broads" (1886)
Year
1886
Seen at
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Related themes

Naturalistic, Serene, Documentary, Norfolk Broads, 1886, Landscape, Water, Platinum Print, British, Black and White

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Art Institute of Chicago, Cleveland Museum of Art