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Peter Henry Emerson — The North River
Peter Henry Emerson

The North River

1887

Watercraft navigate England's inland waterways in Emerson's serene composition, part of his systematic documentation of tidal water ecosystems and the communities that depended on them.

Medium
Photoetching, pl. XV 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 North River, 1887

Watercraft navigate England's inland waterways in Emerson's serene composition, part of his systematic documentation of tidal water ecosystems and the communities that depended on them.

Medium
Photoetching, pl. XV 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, Landscape, Late 19th Century, Photoetching, Water, Nature Documentary, British, Pictorialism

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Art Institute of Chicago, Cleveland Museum of Art