Human Generated Data

Title

[Sky studies]

Date

1945-1955

People

Artist: Lyonel Feininger, American 1871 - 1956

Classification

Photographs

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Busch-Reisinger Museum, Gift of T. Lux Feininger, BRLF.488.2

Copyright

© Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn

Human Generated Data

Title

[Sky studies]

People

Artist: Lyonel Feininger, American 1871 - 1956

Date

1945-1955

Classification

Photographs

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Busch-Reisinger Museum, Gift of T. Lux Feininger, BRLF.488.2

Copyright

© Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn

Machine Generated Data

Tags

Amazon
created on 2021-04-05

Nature 91.1
Aircraft 84.5
Helicopter 84.5
Transportation 84.5
Vehicle 84.5
Helicopter 78.8
Outdoors 75.4
Animal 69
Hole 63.2
Bird 56.8
Smoke 55.8

Clarifai
created on 2021-04-05

monochrome 99.5
landscape 98.8
snow 98.2
beach 98.1
winter 97.7
nature 97.1
sky 96.6
bird 96.4
fog 96.3
art 94.9
sea 94.2
abstract 94.1
desert 93.7
ocean 92.3
black and white 92.1
light 92
water 91.9
cold 91.7
minimalism 91.7
ice 90.7

Imagga
created on 2021-04-05

sand 85.1
soil 48.1
dune 39.3
ocean 38.8
water 38.1
earth 37.7
beach 36.6
sky 35.7
sea 32.1
clouds 29.6
landscape 28.3
travel 23.3
sun 23.1
vacation 19.7
weather 19
horizon 18.9
coast 18.9
light 18.1
summer 18
snow 17.8
wave 17.3
sunset 17.1
outdoor 16.8
sunrise 15.9
clear 15.7
reflection 15.7
island 15.6
cloud 15.5
sandbar 15.5
coastline 15.1
natural 14.1
lake 13.9
sunny 13.8
tropical 13.6
holiday 13.6
shore 13.5
wet 13.4
scenic 13.2
liquid 13.1
peaceful 12.8
winter 12.8
season 12.5
ripple 12.4
heaven 12.4
scene 12.1
color 11.7
seascape 11.5
mountain 10.9
tranquil 10.9
clean 10.9
scenery 10.8
bar 10.8
sandy 10.7
sunlight 10.7
outdoors 10.5
paradise 10.4
cold 10.3
atmosphere 10.2
drop 10
tourism 9.9
ice 9.9
body of water 9.9
surface 9.7
rain 9.4
splash 9.4
evening 9.3
relax 9.3
seaside 8.8
day 8.6
barrier 8.6
ridge 8.6
bright 8.6
space 8.5
drops 8.5
rocks 8.5
sunshine 8.4
waves 8.4
mountains 8.3
geological formation 8.2
calm 8.2
morning 8.1
trees 8
wild 7.8
droplets 7.8
coastal 7.8
storm 7.7
tree 7.7
track 7.7
wallpaper 7.7
cloudy 7.5
resort 7.5
environment 7.4
peace 7.3
alone 7.3
slope 7.2
romantic 7.1
cool 7.1

Google
created on 2021-04-05

Rectangle 79.3
Water 72.7
Tints and shades 71.9
Monochrome photography 68.8
Landscape 68.4
Font 67
Art 66.5
Monochrome 62.5
Painting 55.2
Twig 52.9
Winter 51.1

Microsoft
created on 2021-04-05

snow 99
fog 95.7
outdoor 91.6
black and white 72.5
sky 69.5
monochrome 69
white 65.5
cloud 52.6
nature 50.2

Color Analysis

Feature analysis

Amazon

Helicopter
Helicopter 84.5%

Categories

Captions

Microsoft
created on 2021-04-05

a bird flying in the sky 31%
a plane flying in the sky 26.8%

Clarifai
created by general-english-image-caption-blip on 2025-05-05

a photograph of a black and white photo of a black and white photo -100%

Google Gemini

Created by gemini-2.0-flash-lite on 2025-05-06

The image appears to be a black and white negative of a landscape. The composition suggests a horizontal orientation with a clear division between the sky and the land.

Here are some observations:

  • Sky: The sky takes up a large portion of the image. It's a gradient, ranging from darker tones at the top to lighter tones towards the horizon. There are some feathery, white shapes that could be trees, bushes, or perhaps some type of plant.
  • Horizon Line: The horizon appears to be a faint, undulating line dividing the sky from the land.
  • Land: The lower part of the image represents the land. It has a relatively smooth surface, and the edges appear slightly blurred.
  • Center Element: A darker spot is centered in the middle of the scene.

Overall, the image has an abstract, almost dreamlike quality due to the negative processing and the soft contrast between the sky and the land.

Created by gemini-2.0-flash on 2025-05-06

The image is a black and white photograph that appears to be either a negative or a heavily desaturated print. The horizon line is somewhat obscured but seems to be about one-third of the way up the frame, with a darker patch centered above it that could be a blemish on the film, a dark cloud, or some other form of obstruction.

In the upper portion of the image, near the top edge, there are patterns resembling branches or foliage, possibly from trees, although they are rendered in a way that gives them an almost spectral or negative appearance. Similar patterns are also visible along the horizon line.

The rest of the image is largely uniform in tone, without much detail, suggesting either a flat expanse of land or water, or potentially an overexposed section of the photograph. The presence of sprocket holes along the bottom edge suggests that this is indeed a section of photographic film.