Human Generated Data

Title

[Masts against sky, Sacramento, California]

Date

1936

People

Artist: Lyonel Feininger, American 1871 - 1956

Classification

Photographs

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Busch-Reisinger Museum, Gift of T. Lux Feininger, BRLF.203.15

Copyright

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

Human Generated Data

Title

[Masts against sky, Sacramento, California]

People

Artist: Lyonel Feininger, American 1871 - 1956

Date

1936

Classification

Photographs

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Busch-Reisinger Museum, Gift of T. Lux Feininger, BRLF.203.15

Copyright

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

Machine Generated Data

Tags

Amazon
created on 2019-11-18

Vessel 96.8
Vehicle 96.8
Transportation 96.8
Watercraft 96.8
Boat 73.7
Construction 70.9
Scaffolding 60.7

Clarifai
created on 2019-11-18

no person 97.5
architecture 97.1
city 95
building 94.6
abstract 94.1
technology 93.3
modern 93
desktop 93
urban 90.2
travel 90.2
art 88.7
design 88.2
window 86.3
light 85.9
line 85
expression 83.9
industry 83.5
dark 83.4
water 83.4
futuristic 83.1

Imagga
created on 2019-11-18

wire 100
cable 58.6
electricity 33
power 32.7
sky 32.7
line 27.5
voltage 26.4
energy 24.4
industrial 23.6
tower 23.3
high 22.5
electric 22.5
supply 22.2
electrical 21.1
industry 18.8
mast 18.6
structure 17.2
technology 17.1
metal 16.9
steel 14.9
network 14.8
cables 14.7
tall 14.1
wires 13.8
transmission 12.8
clouds 12.7
pole 12.5
silhouette 12.4
pylon 11.8
spider web 11.7
dark 11.7
lines 11.7
web 11.3
boat 11.2
construction 11.1
transformer 11.1
ship 10.8
black 10.8
distribution 10.8
sunset 10.8
current 9.8
station 9.7
dusk 9.5
cobweb 9.5
city 9.1
environment 9
texture 9
antenna 8.9
volt 8.9
hole 8.8
sailing 8.8
graphic 8.8
nobody 8.5
design 8.4
old 8.4
transport 8.2
danger 8.2
light 8
computer 8
high voltage 7.9
generator 7.8
day 7.8
towers 7.8
artistic 7.8
sail 7.8
cloud 7.7
harbor 7.7
frame 7.5
evening 7.5
outdoors 7.5
water 7.3
connection 7.3
transportation 7.2
sea 7
tree 7

Google
created on 2019-11-18

Microsoft
created on 2019-11-18

ship 99
black 92.2
text 90.8
outdoor 89.4
boat 86.6
watercraft 86.1
black and white 64.7
open 40.3

Color Analysis

Feature analysis

Amazon

Boat
Boat 73.7%

Captions

Google Gemini

Created by gemini-2.0-flash-lite on 2025-05-11

Here's a description of the image:

Overall Impression:

The image is a high-contrast, inverted photograph of a large sailing ship. The dominant colors are stark white against a deep black background, giving it a dramatic and somewhat vintage feel. There are scratches and imperfections on the photograph, suggesting it's an older image or a scan of an old negative.

Key Elements:

  • Sailing Ship: The central subject is a tall sailing ship. It has multiple masts, a complex network of rigging and sails (though the sails themselves are not present due to the inversion, the sail outlines and rigging create a network of white lines against the black). The ship appears to be a three-masted vessel, possibly a clipper or a similar type of ship.
  • Structure Below the Ship: The ship appears to be docked at a pier or a similar structure. This lower structure is also depicted in the same inverted manner (white against black) as the ship.
  • Background: The background is a solid black, giving no indication of the time, place, or environmental context beyond the ship.

Technical Aspects:

  • Inversion: The image is clearly an inverted photograph, as evidenced by the white lines and the black background, or possibly a negative image.
  • Grain and Scratches: The presence of scratches and what appears to be grain on the image suggests it might be an older photograph.

Overall, the image presents a striking, ghostly depiction of a sailing ship, likely dating back to the early days of photography.

Created by gemini-2.0-flash on 2025-05-11

The image shows two large sailing ships docked or berthed. The image appears to be a photographic negative.

The ships have multiple masts with crossbeams, typical of tall sailing vessels. Rigging lines extend from the masts and crossbeams.

The hulls of the ships are visible, as are the piers or docks they are moored alongside. The supporting structure of the pier is seen, with upright posts and angled cross braces.