Art, Symbol & Imagination
A Long, Low Wave Breaks on the Shore
A long pale wave breaks behind a dark coastal rock, throwing narrow curtains of spray towards the heavy sky. The caption specifies the sudden arrival of a long, low wave on the shore. The view is empty of prominent human figures, giving the sea itself control of the composition. It forms part of Bridgman-Metchim’s sequence of visionary landscapes in The Book of the Angels.
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D. Bridgman-Metchim. "A Long, Low Wave Breaks on the Shore" [editorial title]. In Atlantis: The Book of the Angels, D. Bridgman-Metchim. Cheap edition, 1903 scan, 1903, Swan Sonnenschein & Co., Limited. Source scan leaf 327. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0064-0327
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D. Bridgman-Metchim. A Long, Low Wave Breaks on the Shore. Atlantis: The Book of the Angels. Scan leaf 327. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0064-0327