A lurid sunset scene painted in the popular early-20th-century postcard manner: a broad sheet of water reflects a red and gold sky, with dark cloud masses above, a clump of tall trees on a grassy bank at right, a small gabled cottage with a steep roof, a wooden rail fence in the foreground, and a rowboat moored at the left shore. No place is named, so the view reads as a generic picturesque landscape rather than a documented location.
Postcard Details
Message · English, in pen
Dear Edith:-
Have been up
at Port Monmouth Miss Keith & I
will be home
next Tuesday so
will see you
Wednesday eve.
good & early if will not
fail. Let me know if you
have any other date for that
Fine canvas-weave texture across the printed surface; artist signature in script at upper right (appears to read "C. Klein"); small white scuff/abrasion near the tall tree; worn, rounded corners and light edge wear.
Postmark: [illegible] SEP 1 8:30 AM 1908. Divided-back card with multi-language "Post card" heading; 1¢ green Franklin stamp; light wear and toning at edges.
Cite this card
Sunset over a lake with cottage, trees and rowboat, circa 1910, postcard, c. 1902. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/sunset-over-a-lake-with-cottage-trees-and-rowboat-circa-1910. Accessed October 24, 2026.
