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Ink wash landscape of a tall isolated rock column under stormy sky, with wooded hills and small white buildings below.

The Devil's Tower from Johnstons

A monochrome ink and wash landscape shows a tall, isolated rock column rising at center beneath a stormy, cloud-streaked sky. Dark wooded hills and a steep cliff frame the valley, where a few small white buildings sit near a winding river at lower left.

Artist
Thomas Moran
Date
1893
Medium
brush and ink and ink wash on paperboard
Source
Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum)
Size
3000 × 1409 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1893).
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 Torre del Diablo desde Johnstons

Un paisaje monocromo en tinta y aguada muestra una alta columna rocosa aislada en el centro, bajo un cielo tormentoso surcado de nubes. Colinas oscuras arboladas y un acantilado escarpado enmarcan el valle, donde unas pequeñas casetas blancas se sitúan junto a un río sinuoso a la izquierda.

Português: A Torre do Diabo vista de Johnstons

Uma paisagem monocromática em tinta nanquim e aguada mostra uma alta coluna rochosa isolada no centro, sob um céu tempestuoso riscado de nuvens. Colinas escuras arborizadas e um penhasco íngreme emolduram o vale, onde pequenas construções brancas ficam perto de um rio sinuoso à esquerda.

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