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The image shows a landscape featuring a rustic wooden bridge over a waterway. The bridge leads to a path cutting through the terrain. A line of trees and structures, including a windmill, is visible on the horizon. The sky is cloudy, suggesting an impending storm or approaching dusk. The brushwork is intricate, creating texture in the scene and capturing reflections on the water. The color palette is dominated by sepia tones, with dark browns and earthy shades. The composition guides the eye from the water and bridge to the horizon.
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The image shows a landscape featuring a rustic wooden bridge over a waterway. The bridge leads to a path cutting through the terrain. A line of trees and structures, including a windmill, is visible on the horizon. The sky is cloudy, suggesting an impending storm or approaching dusk. The brushwork is intricate, creating texture in the scene and capturing reflections on the water. The color palette is dominated by sepia tones, with dark browns and earthy shades. The composition guides the eye from the water and bridge to the horizon.

National Gallery of Art · Print

'Tween the Gloaming and the Mirk

Mary Nimmo Moran

Date
1883
Medium
etching and roulette on Japanese paper
Dimensions
plate: 18.8 x 28.5 cm (7 3/8 x 11 1/4 in.) sheet: 35.1 x 47.9 cm (13 13/16 x 18 7/8 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
2002.98.160
Credit line
Gift of Jacob Kainen
Time span
1876 to 1900
Department
CG-W
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • American
  • etching
  • topographical
  • landscape
  • roulette
  • Windmill
Provenance

(E. Weyhe, Inc., New York); Jacob Kainen, Washington, D.C., purchased April 25, 1972; gift to NGA, 2002.

Inscription

lower left in plate: M. Nimmo Moran 1883; lower right in graphite: M. Nimmo Moran; lower left edge in graphite by unknown hand: Mrs. Thomas Moran; lower center edge in graphite: "Between the gloamin' an the mirk"

NGA object ID 119961. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.