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Sepia etching of tall slender trees over a line of small dancing figures holding hands at the bottom edge, with an open landscape beyond.

The Dance of Spring

A sepia-toned etching of tall, slender trees rising across the picture plane, with a line of dancing figures holding hands along the lower edge. Fine hatched lines render the foliage, and a flat, open landscape stretches to the pale horizon.

Artist
Donald Shaw MacLaughlan
Date
Medium
Source
Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum)
Size
3000 × 2002 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum) releases this image under CC0 (undated).
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

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