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Etching of a nude woman with outstretched arms stepping into a dark stream beside shadowy trees and rocks.

The Wader

A nude woman wades into a dark stream, arms outstretched for balance, her body lit pale against a shadowy wooded bank. Fine, dense etched lines build the rippling water, rocks and foliage, giving the scene a moody, nocturnal atmosphere.

Artist
Troy Kinney
Date
1934
Medium
etching
Source
Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum)
Size
1716 × 2620 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1934).
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 vadeadora, grabado de Troy Kinney, 1934

Una mujer desnuda se adentra en un arroyo oscuro, con los brazos extendidos para mantener el equilibrio, su cuerpo iluminado sobre una orilla boscosa en sombras. Líneas finas y densas construyen el agua ondulante, las rocas y el follaje, con una atmósfera nocturna y melancólica.

Português: A vadeadora, gravura de Troy Kinney, 1934

Uma mulher nua entra em um riacho escuro, com os braços estendidos para manter o equilíbrio, seu corpo iluminado contra uma margem arborizada em sombra. Linhas finas e densas constroem a água ondulante, as pedras e a folhagem, criando uma atmosfera noturna e sombria.

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