A Sailing Match at Horning

1885

Peter Henry Emerson

Associated Names
Peter Henry Emerson

Artist, British, born Cuba, 1856 - 1936

The image shows a river with sailboats gliding through the calm water. Lush, tree-lined banks merge with the horizon in the distance. The sailboats have billowing sails and are spread out across the water. The closest sailboat is on the right with figures on board. Other boats are further away, creating depth. The sky is overcast with a sepia tone. The color palette is subdued, giving a vintage quality. Soft, diffused clouds complement the tranquil atmosphere.

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This muted, celestial blue, wide book cover has gold text and a drawn illustration of marshlands and sailboats. The text is oriented at an angle between the lower left and upper right corners. It reads, “Life and Landscape on the NORFOLK BROADS BY P.H. EMERSON and T.F. GOODALL.” In dark brown, cattails rise along the left edge, near the book’s tan-colored spine, and two boats sail away from us toward a harbor town to the right. The spine and cover are worn and scuffed, and there are a few stains.

Life and Landscape on the Norfolk Broads

T.F. Goodall, Peter Henry Emerson

1886

Coming Home from the Marshes

Peter Henry Emerson, T.F. Goodall

1886

The image shows two men working with bundles of reeds. One man is on a stack of reeds, while the other is in a rowboat filled with reeds. A sailboat with a large sail is visible in the background, along with another smaller boat docked beside it. The scene is set in a waterway with flat fields in the distance. The sky is overcast with thick clouds, giving the image a black and white vintage look.

Ricking the Reed

Peter Henry Emerson, T.F. Goodall

1886

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Harvey S. Shipley Miller and J. Randall Plummer, Fort Washington, PA; gift (partial and promised) to NGA, 1995.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1991

  • NGA Anniversary 1991 (plate XXI only).

1995

  • Recent Acquisitions of Works of Art on Paper, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1995 (plate XXI only).

Inscriptions

on interleaving tissue, printed in black ink: PLATE IV. / A SAILING MATCH AT HORNING, 1885

Wikidata ID

Q64158746

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