Ipswich Town, or Harbor Scene, Arthur Wesley Dow, ca. 1893–95

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Ipswich Town, or Harbor Scene, ca. 1893–95, Color woodcut on paper stained green, image: 5 x 2 1/4 in. ( x cm), Prints, Arthur Wesley Dow (American, Ipswich, Massachusetts 1857–1922 New York State), Part of a series titled 'Along Ipswich River,' this upright composition echoes Japanese pillar prints and reflects the artist's study of Hokusai and Hiroshige. Dow was one of the first Americans to master Japanese woodblock printing techniques, wedding an admiration for Oriental aesthetics with an English Arts and Crafts sensibility

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Size: 3443px × 6431px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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