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Drypoint landscape of a leafless tree leaning over a pond at dusk, with dark evergreens and misty sky behind it.

Evening

A tall, leafless tree leans over shallow water at the center of this dark, misty landscape, its branches reaching into a pale sky. Evergreen conifers and bare trees line the far shore, and reeds frame the foreground in this drypoint print with soft, fine lines.

Artist
George Elbert Burr
Date
ca. 1917
Medium
drypoint on paper
Source
Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum)
Size
1846 × 2240 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1922).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Smithsonian American Art Museum

Español: Evening: árbol desnudo sobre un estanque del bosque

Un árbol alto y sin hojas se inclina sobre el agua poco profunda en el centro de este paisaje oscuro y brumoso, con sus ramas extendidas hacia un cielo pálido. Coníferas y árboles sin hojas bordean la orilla lejana, y juncos enmarcan el primer plano en esta punta seca con líneas finas y suaves.

Português: Evening: árvore desfolhada sobre um lago na floresta

Uma árvore alta e sem folhas inclina-se sobre a água rasa no centro desta paisagem escura e enevoada, com os galhos estendidos para um céu pálido. Coníferas e árvores nuas margeiam a outra margem, e juncos emolduram o primeiro plano nesta gravura em ponta seca de linhas finas e suaves.

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