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Peeling Willow Branches
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Peeling Willow Branches

Peter Henry Emerson · 1883 - 1888 · photoaquatint; tracing paper; cardboard; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

Emerson published his photo book Pictures of East Anglian Life in 1888. This photograph of girls peeling bark from willow branches exemplifies his desire to realistically portray the lives of rural folk. Emerson tried not to stage his shots, preferring to simply document what he saw, as he wrote in the manual Naturalistic Photography for Students of Art of 1889.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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photomechanical printadult womanNorfolk (graafschap)
Credit lineHet ontschillen van wilgentakken. 1883 - 1888. Peter Henry Emerson. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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