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Gnarled Thorn Trees — Peter Henry Emerson

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Written by: Isabella PetrovSenior Specialist · Modern & Contemporary Art
Modern & Contemporary Art · Catalogue no. 780548
Peter Henry Emerson

Gnarled Thorn Trees

StatusReference work · Not for sale
Held byNational Gallery of Art, Washington
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Artist / MakerPeter Henry Emerson
Date1893, printed 1895
Culture / OriginBritish
Mediumphotogravure
DepartmentPhotograph
TypePhotograph
About the Artist

Peter Henry Emerson British, b. Cuba, 1856-1936 Trained as a physician, Peter Henry Emerson abandoned medicine soon after receiving his degree in order to take up photography. His thorough command of the medium and his interest in reproducing rural subjects in a simple, direct manner led to an approach that he called naturalism. Emerson argued vehemently that the inherent qualities of photography should be used to portray subjects in a manner that eschewed artifice and the unnatural intrusions of the… Full biography →

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Image & data: National Gallery of Art, Washington · Licence: CC0.

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