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Dark crouching figure on a rocky ledge under a glowing moon, in a hazy yellow-green night landscape.

The Signal Fire

A dim, moonlit landscape in yellow-green haze, with a dark silhouetted figure crouched on a rocky outcrop in the left foreground. Dense shadowed foliage frames the left edge, and a faint distant hill rises at right under a glowing pale moon.

Artist
Ralph Albert Blakelock
Date
1885-1890
Medium
oil on wood
Source
Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum)
Size
2104 × 2880 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1890).
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 hoguera de señales, Ralph Albert Blakelock

Un paisaje nocturno tenue, envuelto en una neblina amarillo verdosa, con una figura oscura agachada sobre un saliente rocoso en primer plano izquierdo. Follaje denso y sombrío enmarca el borde izquierdo, y una colina lejana se alza a la derecha bajo una luna pálida y brillante.

Português: O Fogo de Sinalização, Ralph Albert Blakelock

Uma paisagem noturna tênue, banhada por uma névoa amarelo-esverdeada, com uma figura escura agachada sobre um afloramento rochoso no primeiro plano à esquerda. Folhagem densa e sombria emoldura a borda esquerda, e uma colina distante surge à direita sob uma lua pálida e brilhante.

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