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Dreary Collection

"Dreary" takes on many forms, from the desolate slums of Stepney to the haunting beauty of a black sand beach in Iceland

Background imageDreary Collection: Newtons rents off Twine Court in Shadwell - the centre of one of the worst slums in Stepney

Newtons rents off Twine Court in Shadwell - the centre of one of the worst slums in Stepney, London. When the picture of the three women

Background imageDreary Collection: Fractal graphics, abstract

Fractal graphics, abstract

Background imageDreary Collection: Athlete, 20 years, jumping hurdles, Winterbach, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany

Athlete, 20 years, jumping hurdles, Winterbach, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany

Background imageDreary Collection: Reynisdrangar rock formation, dramatic clouds, black sand beach, near Vik i Myrdal, South Coast

Reynisdrangar rock formation, dramatic clouds, black sand beach, near Vik i Myrdal, South Coast, Suourland, Iceland

Background imageDreary Collection: Unseen Beings

Unseen Beings
An artist paints a dreary beach scene, unaware of the water-nymphs disporting on the sands around him

Background imageDreary Collection: Gifu, Japan with cormorant fishing boats on the Nagara River

Gifu, Japan with cormorant fishing boats on the Nagara River

Background imageDreary Collection: Small wooden fence and a lamppost in a snowy park

Small wooden fence and a lamppost in a snowy park
america, barrier, brooklyn, building, closed, cold, dawn, division, dreary, dusk, evening, fence, frigid, isolate, lamp post, light, new york, nobody, outdoor, prospect park, protect, snow

Background imageDreary Collection: Gorky Park, industry, industrial, pollution, polluting, global warming, climate change

Gorky Park, industry, industrial, pollution, polluting, global warming, climate change, skyline, Moscow, Russia, Russian, Europe, European, air pollution, bleak, dreary, grey, gloomy, grim, smoke

Background imageDreary Collection: Domegge di Cadore at dusk with the church of San Giorgio martire, Cadore, Belluno, Veneto

Domegge di Cadore at dusk with the church of San Giorgio martire, Cadore, Belluno, Veneto, Italy

Background imageDreary Collection: An overcast gray sky over the Chapelle de Saint-Ferra ol, near Dourgne, Tarn Department

An overcast gray sky over the Chapelle de Saint-Ferra ol, near Dourgne, Tarn Department
An overcast gray sky over the Chapelle de Saint-Ferreol, near Dourgne, Tarn Department, Midi-Pyrenees, France

Background imageDreary Collection: The Capuchin Crypt of Palermo, Le Catacombe dei Cappuccini, extensive crypt complex under

The Capuchin Crypt of Palermo, Le Catacombe dei Cappuccini, extensive crypt complex under the Capuchin monastery in
1900s, 19th-century, 3 people, abbey, abbeys, ample, atmospheric, building, buildings, burial chamber, burial ground, burial site, burial sites, capuchin crypt, capuchin monasteries

Background imageDreary Collection: Before Spring (w/c on paper)

Before Spring (w/c on paper)
471151 Before Spring (w/c on paper) by Saedeleer, Valerius de (1876-1946); 80.5x90.5 cm; Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp, Belgium; © Art in Flanders

Background imageDreary Collection: DDE-90025688

DDE-90025688
Ha Long Bay, Vietnam. UNESCO declared World Heritage area, Ha Long Bay is a serious of thousands of limestone rock formations sprouting from ocean waters. Date: 28/05/2005

Background imageDreary Collection: Morning Mood

Morning Mood
Cindy Vondran

Background imageDreary Collection: Somers Town

Somers Town
A dreary and unsavoury locality of 18th and 19th century London called La Belle Isle, abandoned to mountains of refuse from the metropolitan dustbins

Background imageDreary Collection: View of Prague, 1939 (oil on canvas)

View of Prague, 1939 (oil on canvas)
XIR238616 View of Prague, 1939 (oil on canvas) by Kars, Georges (1882-1945); 65x210 cm; Musee d Art Moderne, Troyes, France; Czech, out of copyright

Background imageDreary Collection: Kenny Meadows: The Cockney (engraving)

Kenny Meadows: The Cockney (engraving)
5989578 Kenny Meadows: The Cockney (engraving) by Meadows, Joseph Kenny (1770-1874) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Cockney)

Background imageDreary Collection: Grey and Silver: The Thames (oil on canvas)

Grey and Silver: The Thames (oil on canvas)
HNT171772 Grey and Silver: The Thames (oil on canvas) by Whistler, James Abbott McNeill (1834-1903); The Hunterian, University of Glasgow, Scotland; eHunterian Museum & Art Gallery; American

Background imageDreary Collection: St Georges Park, Pearsons Conservatory (b / w photo)

St Georges Park, Pearsons Conservatory (b / w photo)
3092378 St Georges Park, Pearsons Conservatory (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: St Georges Park, Pearsons Conservatory)

Background imageDreary Collection: Page from Symbols and Metaphors by Cynicus (colour litho)

Page from Symbols and Metaphors by Cynicus (colour litho)
2810349 Page from Symbols and Metaphors by Cynicus (colour litho) by Anderson, Martin " Cynicus" (1854-1932); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageDreary Collection: Liverpool Docks Customs House and Salthouse Docks, Liverpool (oil on canvas)

Liverpool Docks Customs House and Salthouse Docks, Liverpool (oil on canvas)
NUL166670 Liverpool Docks Customs House and Salthouse Docks, Liverpool (oil on canvas) by Grimshaw, John Atkinson (1836-93); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Background imageDreary Collection: Commissioner Street, Johannesburg (b / w photo)

Commissioner Street, Johannesburg (b / w photo)
3092470 Commissioner Street, Johannesburg (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Commissioner Street, Johannesburg)

Background imageDreary Collection: Nest of the Wild Ostrich (b / w photo)

Nest of the Wild Ostrich (b / w photo)
3092353 Nest of the Wild Ostrich (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Nest of the Wild Ostrich)

Background imageDreary Collection: The transporter

The transporter
Sorin Vidis

Background imageDreary Collection: Balcony idyll

Balcony idyll
Peter Pfeiffer

Background imageDreary Collection: Rear view of man walking Belmont Bank, Shrewsbury

Rear view of man walking Belmont Bank, Shrewsbury
Rear view of man walking Belmont Bank, a cobbled street in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, on a wet winter day Date: 2019

Background imageDreary Collection: Mammatus clouds, cellular pattern of pouches hanging underneath the base of a thunderstorm cloud

Mammatus clouds, cellular pattern of pouches hanging underneath the base of a thunderstorm cloud, also known as Cumulonimbus cloud, Baden-Wuettemberg, Germany, Europe

Background imageDreary Collection: Sun breaking through cloud over snowy mountains near Glenfinnan; Scotland, United Kingdom

Sun breaking through cloud over snowy mountains near Glenfinnan; Scotland, United Kingdom

Background imageDreary Collection: Sun breaking through heavy cloud near Kinlochewe, Torridon; Scotland, United Kingdom

Sun breaking through heavy cloud near Kinlochewe, Torridon; Scotland, United Kingdom

Background imageDreary Collection: Scenic view of the Great Bear Rainforest area; Hartley Bay, British Columbia, Canada

Scenic view of the Great Bear Rainforest area; Hartley Bay, British Columbia, Canada

Background imageDreary Collection: Fairy tree at Killary Harbour in County Galway, Ireland

Fairy tree at Killary Harbour in County Galway, Ireland
Mythical, hawthorn (Crataegus) Fairy Tree waving in the wind at Killary Harbour along the Connemara Loop on a foggy day; County Galway, Ireland

Background imageDreary Collection: Frosty Morning

Frosty Morning
Heavy frost covers trees and shrubs in rural Alberta; Alberta, Canada

Background imageDreary Collection: Lake and mountains surrounding the First Nations community of Haines Junction, Yukon, Canada

Lake and mountains surrounding the First Nations community of Haines Junction, Yukon, Canada
Wild landscape of the lake and mountains surrounding the First Nations community of Haines Junction, gateway to the Kluane National Park and Reserve

Background imageDreary Collection: Dense fog over a forest

Dense fog over a forest
Dense fog rolling over the treetops of a forest in black and white; Ontario, Canada

Background imageDreary Collection: Abandoned house in ruins

Abandoned house in ruins; Glenamoy, County Mayo, Ireland

Background imageDreary Collection: Storm Clouds

Storm Clouds

Background imageDreary Collection: Old Church With Rainbow Over Building

Old Church With Rainbow Over Building

Background imageDreary Collection: Semi-frozen body of water

Semi-frozen body of water

Background imageDreary Collection: Thick storm clouds gathering over a field of rye with power poles, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Thick storm clouds gathering over a field of rye with power poles, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Background imageDreary Collection: Cloudy sky, Wuemmewiesen nature reserve, Bremen, Germany, Europe

Cloudy sky, Wuemmewiesen nature reserve, Bremen, Germany, Europe

Background imageDreary Collection: Oasis in desert (Digital Composite)

Oasis in desert (Digital Composite)

Background imageDreary Collection: Picture No. 11675967

Picture No. 11675967
Kirkjufell Mountain and waterfalls at dawn. Date:

Background imageDreary Collection: Source Size = 3541 x 5052

Source Size = 3541 x 5052
" A DREARY DAY." BY J.D. WATSON

Background imageDreary Collection: After dark vapors have oppressed our plains For a long dreary season, comes

After dark vapors have oppressed our plains For a long dreary season, comes
" After dark vapors have oppressed our plains For a long dreary season, comes a day Born of the gentle South, and clears away From the sick heavens all unseemly stains."

Background imageDreary Collection: Interior of a Night Shelter for Poor Women, 1850-60 (engraving)

Interior of a Night Shelter for Poor Women, 1850-60 (engraving)
XIR168610 Interior of a Night Shelter for Poor Women, 1850-60 (engraving) by Gault, A. (fl.1850-60); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris

Background imageDreary Collection: Moon

Moon

Background imageDreary Collection: Serengeti with dark storm clouds, Tanzania, Africa

Serengeti with dark storm clouds, Tanzania, Africa



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"Dreary" takes on many forms, from the desolate slums of Stepney to the haunting beauty of a black sand beach in Iceland. In Newtons rents off Twine Court, Shadwell, one can witness the heart-wrenching reality of poverty and despair that lingers in this forgotten corner. Meanwhile, an athlete from Winterbach, Baden-Wurttemberg defies the gloom by gracefully leaping over hurdles with determination and strength. Fractal graphics offer a glimpse into a world where abstract patterns emerge from chaos, creating an eerie yet mesmerizing atmosphere. The Reynisdrangar rock formation near Vik i Myrdal stands tall against dramatic clouds on a black sand beach in Suourland, Iceland, and is as if nature itself has painted a picture of melancholy and mystery. But perhaps the most chilling hint at dreariness lies within unseen beings lurking beneath our feet. The Capuchin Crypt of Palermo unveils an extensive crypt complex under its monastery's walls - home to natural mummies that have become infamous worldwide. This burial ground holds secrets untold and whispers of lives long gone. In this vast tapestry moments captured across different corners of the world - from impoverished streets to ethereal landscapes - there is Stella shining brightly amidst it all. A beacon of hope amidst darkness; reminding us that even in our darkest hours, there is always light waiting to be found.