Le Crépuscule, after Alexander Harrison

A wood engraving of a moonlit sea at dusk, with a pale full moon low in a grey sky above rolling waves that break into white foam across the lower half. Fine parallel lines build the shimmering path of light on the water, and the engraved caption reads "Le Crépuscule, after Alex. Harrison."

Artist

Henry Wolf

Date

1891

Medium

wood engraving on paper

Source

Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum)

Size

2192 × 1202 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Smithsonian American Art Museum