Moonlight on the Yare
painting by Crome
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"Moonlight on the Yare" is a 1817 oil painting by English artist John Crome. Crome, also known as Old Crome, was a founder and leading figure of the Norwich school of painters. He primarily depicted the landscapes of his native Norfolk, England, drawing inspiration from Dutch masters like Meindert Hobbema and Jacob van Ruisdael. Crome's work is characterized by its fidelity to nature, rendered with a luminous, atmospheric style. The River Yare is a slow-moving stream in Norfolk that flows into the North Sea near Norwich.12
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