From Bluffs at Merrimac, Minn. Looking Downstream

1889

Henry Peter Bosse

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Henry Peter Bosse

Artist, American, born Germany, 1844 - 1903

The image depicts a landscape with a river meandering through the scene. The viewpoint seems elevated, showing a panoramic view. The river meets the land at the horizon, surrounded by distant tree silhouettes. A path runs alongside a descending slope towards the river, lined with sparse trees and a fence. The image is in a photographic style with a blue hue, as it is a cyanotype print. The serene atmosphere is enhanced by the single color tone.

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Provenance

Major A. Mackenzie, United States Army Corps of Engineers [d. 1921], Washington, DC. Mike Conner, Washington, DC, 1990; (sale, Sotheby's, New York, 16 October 1990, no. 67). Betsy S. Aubrey and E. Steve Lichtenberg, MD, San Francisco (through the Simon Lowinsky Gallery, New York), 1992; gift to NGA, 2012.

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Inscriptions

upper center, in black ink: 35.; lower center: From bluffs at Merrimac, Minn. looking down stream

Wikidata ID

Q64155067

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