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Peter Henry Emerson
Gathering Waterlilies1886

On view:
Resnick Pavilion, floor 1
Sepia-toned photograph of two figures seated in a wooden rowboat on a calm marshy waterway, surrounded by reeds, lily pads, and a distant tree line

Peter Henry Emerson, Gathering Waterlilies, 1886, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Sue and Albert Dorskind, digital courtesy Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Peter Henry Emerson
Title
Gathering Waterlilies
Place Made
England
Date Made
1886
Medium
Platinum print
Dimensions
Image: 8 1/16 × 11 9/16 in. (20.48 × 29.37 cm) Primary support: 8 1/16 × 11 9/16 in. (20.48 × 29.37 cm) Secondary support: 11 3/8 × 16 1/4 in. (28.89 × 41.28 cm) Mat: 16 × 20 in. (40.64 × 50.8 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Sue and Albert Dorskind
Accession Number
AC1996.165.237
Classification
Photographs
Collecting Area
Photography
Copyright
digital courtesy Museum Associates/LACMA