Guard Rock, Des Moines Rapids Canal L.W.

1885

Henry Peter Bosse

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Henry Peter Bosse

Artist, American, born Germany, 1844 - 1903

The image shows a canal lock system near a body of water. The horizon line is high, with a treeline visible across the water. A grassy slope with a wooden fence is in the foreground, leading to buildings and a canal lock with a guardhouse. The cyanotype style gives a blue-tinted color palette, ranging from deep blues to lighter shades. The water reflects light, adding to the serene atmosphere.

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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: 143.; lower center: Guard Lock. Des Moines Rapids Canal 1885.

Markings

on verso, paper manufacturer's watermark, reversed: et cie annonay aloe's satino

Wikidata ID

Q64155084

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