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Peter Henry Emerson — Where Winds the Dike (Norfolk)
Peter Henry Emerson

Where Winds the Dike (Norfolk)

1883

Capturing the winding waterways of rural Norfolk, Emerson's photogravure exemplifies his pioneering naturalistic photography movement that advocated for soft focus and atmospheric effects over sharp documentary detail.

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

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