Crow-Island Stream, River Wye by Peter Henry Emerson

Crow-Island Stream, River Wye c. 1880s

photography

16_19th-century

natural tone

countryside

agricultural

nature

photography

low atmospheric-weather contrast

england

heaven and earth

nature friendly

nature heavy

nature environment

natural environment

"Crow-Island Stream, River Wye" is a photogravure by Peter Henry Emerson, a pioneer of naturalistic photography, dating back to the 1880s. The image captures a serene landscape of the River Wye in England, showcasing the artist's focus on capturing the natural world in a realistic and unmanipulated way. Emerson's work challenged the conventions of pictorialism, which emphasized artistic manipulation in photography. The image is held in the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago.