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Colour print of northern lights over a dark horizon, with glowing yellow-green light and silhouetted pine trees and hills in the foreground.

Astronomy: the Aurora Borealis, with pine trees in the foreground. Colour process print after by M. Raebel, 1909.

A night landscape of dark blue sky filled with pale green and violet aurora streaks rising above a glowing yellow-green horizon band. In the foreground, rolling hills and silhouetted pine trees frame the scene in a colour process print with printed caption text below.

Artist
Raebel, Max, active 1909.
Date
1911
Medium
Photomechanical prints Prints
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2722 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1911.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

Español: Aurora boreal sobre pinos, impresión en color según Max Raebel

Un paisaje nocturno de cielo azul oscuro lleno de franjas verdes pálidas y violetas de aurora que se elevan sobre una franja luminosa amarillo verdosa en el horizonte. En primer plano, colinas onduladas y pinos en silueta enmarcan la escena en una impresión en color con texto de pie de imagen impreso debajo.

Português: Aurora boreal sobre pinheiros, impressão em cores após Max Raebel

Uma paisagem noturna de céu azul-escuro repleto de faixas verde-pálidas e violetas da aurora que se erguem acima de uma faixa luminosa amarelo-esverdeada no horizonte. Em primeiro plano, colinas suaves e pinheiros em silhueta emolduram a cena em uma impressão colorida com legenda impressa abaixo.

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