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Blue-toned print of two centaurs fighting in sea surf below a tall rocky cliff, with mermaid-like figures on rocks and in the water.

The Rivals

A blue-toned print shows two centaurs grappling in churning surf beside a towering rocky cliff, while a mermaid-like figure sits on the rocks and another swims at right. Soft hatched lines and a muted sea palette create a misty, dramatic mythological scene, with the artist's signature visible in the lower right corner.

Artist
David W. Humphrey
Date
ca. 1900
Medium
monotype on paper
Source
Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum)
Size
2560 × 2282 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1905).
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: Los rivales

Una estampa de tonos azulados muestra a dos centauros forcejeando entre las olas espumosas junto a un acantilado rocoso de gran altura, mientras una figura parecida a una sirena se sienta sobre las rocas y otra nada a la derecha. Las líneas finas y la paleta apagada del mar crean una escena mitológica brumosa y dramática, con la firma del artista visible en la esquina inferior derecha.

Português: Os rivais

Uma gravura de tons azulados mostra dois centauros lutando entre as ondas espumantes ao pé de um penhasco rochoso imponente, enquanto uma figura semelhante a uma sereia se senta sobre as pedras e outra nada à direita. As linhas finas e a paleta suave do mar criam uma cena mitológica enevoada e dramática, com a assinatura do artista visível no canto inferior direito.