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Grotto in the Glacier

Adolphe Braun

Artwork Details

Grotto in the Glacier
1863
Adolphe Braun
albumen print on paper
18 in x 15 in (45.72 cm x 38.1 cm);5 ⅝ in x 4 ¾ in (14.29 cm x 12.07 cm);3 ¼ in x 2 ⅞ in (8.25 cm x 7.3 cm)
Gift of Howard and Margaret Bond
2019/1.283

Description

Physical Description:

A man wearing a short, wide-brimmed hat stands in silhouette against light streaming into an opening. He faces left and is surrounded by the smooth, shining walls of a tunnel. The ground appears wet, and the curving walls are covered in large, shallow depressions.

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