Mountain Stream with Small Bridge II
c. 1855
Elizabeth Murray captures the rugged beauty of the Scottish Highlands in this atmospheric landscape study from around 1855. A humble wooden footbridge arches over a rushing stream, framed by windswept trees and towering, mist-shrouded mountains that fade into the distance. The soft, smudged textures create a moody, almost romantic sense of isolation in nature. As a female artist working in the mid-19th century, Murray was part of a growing movement of women exploring the wild, sublime landscapes that were traditionally a male domain.
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