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Sepia etching of tall slender trees over a line of small dancing figures holding hands at the bottom edge, with an open landscape beyond.

The Dance of Spring

A sepia-toned etching of tall, slender trees rising across the picture plane, with a line of dancing figures holding hands along the lower edge. Fine hatched lines render the foliage, and a flat, open landscape stretches to the pale horizon.

Artist
Donald Shaw MacLaughlan
Date
Medium
Source
Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum)
Size
3000 × 2002 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum) releases this image under CC0 (undated).
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: La danza de la primavera

Un grabado en tonos sepia de altos y esbeltos árboles que se elevan a lo ancho de la composición, con una fila de figuras danzantes tomadas de la mano en el borde inferior. Las finas líneas entrecruzadas describen el follaje y un paisaje abierto se extiende hasta el pálido horizonte.

Português: A dança da primavera

Uma gravura em tons sépia de árvores altas e esguias que se erguem por toda a composição, com uma fila de figuras dançando de mãos dadas na borda inferior. Linhas finas e cruzadas descrevem a folhagem, e uma paisagem aberta se estende até o horizonte pálido.

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