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Across water,
into air.

Boats, river crossings, mist, and distant shores. Six works invite you to follow a crisp contour, a pale wash, or a patch of color, and notice how a place comes into view.

Turner · Hiroshige · Cézanne · Kandinsky

Begin with Turner
Fishing Boats with Hucksters Bargaining for Fish by J. M. W. Turner
J. M. W. Turner · Fishing Boats

Follow the water.

Where do the edges of a place become clear, and where do they dissolve? Open an artwork to look closer, then explore more by its artist.

Original artwork images from the Art Institute of Chicago; each artwork page includes its source and credit.