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The Gate of Fairyland

c.1896

John Montgomery Grove

Associated Names

John Montgomery Grove

Artist, Irish, born 1847

The image shows a landscape with a high horizon and distant tree silhouettes outlining it. Water with patches of vegetation is in the foreground. The scene has a monochromatic color palette, with soft, dreamy quality. Light clouds are seen in the sky, adding to the calm atmosphere.

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Artwork overview

Medium

platinum print
Credit Line

Robert B. Menschel and the Vital Projects Fund
Dimensions

image: 17.2 x 23.2 cm (6 3/4 x 9 1/8 in.)
sheet: 17.4 x 23.6 cm (6 7/8 x 9 5/16 in.)
Accession Number

2010.76.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Charles Isaacs Photographs, Inc., New York); NGA purchase, 2010.

Associated Names

Isaacs Photographs, Charles

Wikidata ID

Q64156054

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