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| Keywords: La Farge, John, Study of Afterglow from Nature (Tahiti, Entrance to Tautira Valley), 1891.jpg en John La Farge American 1835 “1910 Study of Afterglow from Nature Tahiti Entrance to Tautira Valley 1891 Watercolor and gouache with graphite and black colored pencil on cream wove paper 21 2 x 33 2 cm 8 3/8 x 13 1/16 in Museum purchase gift of Leonard L Milberg Class of 1953 x1988-108 La Farge was already an established and influential artist and decorative designer in 1890 when he embarked on a fifteen-month trip with the historian John Adams to explore the exotic culture and landscape of the South Seas Painted on the spot at twilight this topographically accurate view of the imposing entrance to Tahiti ™s Tautira Valley captures the richly layered effects of La Farge ™s watercolor technique His somber palette of commingled blues and greens underscores the mysterious aspects of the volcanic island with its deep shadows cloud-tipped peaks and still waters 1891 Princeton University Museum John La Farge other versions PD-Art Uploaded with UploadWizard American art in the Princeton University Art Museum 1891 American drawings in the Princeton University Art Museum 1891 Drawings in the Princeton University Art Museum 1891 Watercolor paintings in the Princeton University Art Museum 1891 Modern art in the Princeton University Art Museum 1891 Drawings by John LaFarge Tahiti in art Tautira | ||||
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