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Dark etching of a woman with a paper umbrella and a child walking through rain on a wet street at night.

A Rainy Night

A tall, dark etching shows a woman in a kimono holding a large paper umbrella over her head, with a small child pressed close at her side on a rain-slicked street. Diagonal rain strokes, soft aquatint tones, and dim silhouetted hills and buildings create a quiet nocturnal atmosphere.

Artist
Helen Hyde
Date
1906
Medium
etching and aquatint on paper
Source
Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum)
Size
948 × 1947 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1906).
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

Español: Una noche lluviosa

Un grabado oscuro y alargado muestra a una mujer con kimono que sostiene una gran sombrilla de papel sobre la cabeza, con un niño pequeño pegado a su costado en una calle mojada por la lluvia. Trazos diagonales de lluvia, tonos suaves de aguatinta y colinas y edificios tenues y silueteados crean una atmósfera nocturna y tranquila.

Português: Uma noite chuvosa

Uma gravura escura e alongada mostra uma mulher de quimono segurando uma grande sombrinha de papel sobre a cabeça, com uma criança pequena encostada ao seu lado em uma rua molhada pela chuva. Traços diagonais de chuva, tons suaves de aquatinta e colinas e edifícios escuros e silhuetados criam uma atmosfera noturna e serena.

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