Bad Axe, Wis.

1885

Henry Peter Bosse

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Henry Peter Bosse

Artist, American, born Germany, 1844 - 1903

The image shows a wide river cutting through the landscape, with a rocky shoreline extending into the distance. Along the shoreline, there are a few buildings and telephone poles scattered. In the background, low, rolling hills rise to meet the sky. The image has a monochromatic cyanotype palette, casting everything in shades of blue. The brushstrokes of waves along the river are smooth, creating a tranquil scene.

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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: 101; lower center: Bad Axe, Wis. 1885.

Wikidata ID

Q64155079

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