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This is precious! It looks like a photograph, so much the details come to life.Thanks.
I did think it was a painting, but after checking the file info on Wikimedia it seems that it is a photocrome picture. A photo of a painting? I'm not sure now. It doesn't look real enough to just be a photo directly taken of the beach. In any case it's a charming scene.
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The beach at Blankenberge, West Flanders, ca. 1900.
This is precious! It looks like a photograph, so much the details come to life.Thanks.
ReplyDeleteI did think it was a painting, but after checking the file info on Wikimedia it seems that it is a photocrome picture. A photo of a painting? I'm not sure now. It doesn't look real enough to just be a photo directly taken of the beach.
ReplyDeleteIn any case it's a charming scene.