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  • Foreground study on the Mediterranean (1893)

    Foreground study on the Mediterranean (1893)

    Eugen Bracht (Swiss, unknown)

    Sunlight glints off the Mediterranean waves, brushing the rocky shore with gold. A lone shrub clings to the cliffside, roots gripping stone as the sea wind tugs at its leaves. The horizon stretches wide, empty but for the shimmering line where water meets sky.