The Lone Lagoon

Peter Henry Emerson, in or before 1895

The image shows a minimalist landscape with muted tones. Two small, dark landmasses are reflected on calm water. The horizon blends into the sky. The brushstrokes are soft. The color palette consists of soft grays… · description from the collection

Collection data

Artist: Peter Henry Emerson ¹
Date: in or before 1895 ¹
Medium: photogravure on wove paper ¹
Original: 6,551 × 4,146 px ¹
License: CC0 (National Gallery of Art Open Access)
Credit: National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Harvey S. Shipley Miller and J. Randall Plummer, in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art

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