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Hazy lavender and blue mountain ridges fade into mist beneath a pale sky, with ochre foothills at lower left.

Blue Mist

A soft, hazy landscape of layered lavender and blue mountain ridges fading into mist under a pale, nearly empty sky. Pale ochre foothills sit in the lower left, and the washes are feathered into faint horizontal streaks, suggesting pastel and watercolor on paper.

Artist
Arthur B. Davies
Date
ca. 1920s
Medium
pastel and watercolor on paper
Source
Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum)
Size
3000 × 2266 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1934).
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: Neblina azul

Un paisaje suave y brumoso de crestas montañosas en tonos lavanda y azul que se desvanecen en la niebla bajo un cielo pálido casi vacío. Colinas ocre claras aparecen en la parte inferior izquierda, y las aguadas se difuminan en tenues trazos horizontales, con apariencia de pastel y acuarela sobre papel.

Português: Névoa azul

Uma paisagem suave e enevoada, com cristas montanhosas em tons de lavanda e azul que se dissolvem na névoa sob um céu pálido quase vazio. Colinas ocre claras aparecem no canto inferior esquerdo, e as aguadas se espalham em leves traços horizontais, com aparência de pastel e aquarela sobre papel.