CARLETON WATKINS - 4 Works - Mirror View, El Capitan,
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ARTIST: Carleton Watkins
TITLE: 4 Works - Mirror View, El Capitan, Yosemite, 1878-81,
MEDIUM: Albumen Silver
IMAGE SIZE: 4 7/8 X 3 5/8 in
DESCRIPTION: This four-part grid of oval New Series prints is, according to legendary Watkins scholar Peter Palmquist, likely unique. Rarely do these small-format ovals, which were conventionally pasted in travel albums throughout the 1880s, survive with such vivid tones. Smaller prints by Watkins are no lesser of artistic achievements—they offer more nuance to Watkins' unparalleled vision. Each print is pasted to an album leaf with a typeset title under or above the print edges. In this particular example, two mirrored views of El Capitan and the Three Brothers are placed alongside one another, while two grand perspectives from Union Point are placed above.
Acquired from the Robert Koch Gallery, San Francisco, 2019
CONDITION: For a comprehensive condition report, please email info@seagravegallery.com
FRAMES are for reference ONLY, and are NOT included with the lot. Please note that the color and tonality of digital references may vary.
This lot is being offered by Seagrave Gallery Inc with NO RESERVE.
Payment with Bitcoin and Ethereum is accepted.
TITLE: 4 Works - Mirror View, El Capitan, Yosemite, 1878-81,
MEDIUM: Albumen Silver
IMAGE SIZE: 4 7/8 X 3 5/8 in
DESCRIPTION: This four-part grid of oval New Series prints is, according to legendary Watkins scholar Peter Palmquist, likely unique. Rarely do these small-format ovals, which were conventionally pasted in travel albums throughout the 1880s, survive with such vivid tones. Smaller prints by Watkins are no lesser of artistic achievements—they offer more nuance to Watkins' unparalleled vision. Each print is pasted to an album leaf with a typeset title under or above the print edges. In this particular example, two mirrored views of El Capitan and the Three Brothers are placed alongside one another, while two grand perspectives from Union Point are placed above.
Acquired from the Robert Koch Gallery, San Francisco, 2019
CONDITION: For a comprehensive condition report, please email info@seagravegallery.com
FRAMES are for reference ONLY, and are NOT included with the lot. Please note that the color and tonality of digital references may vary.
This lot is being offered by Seagrave Gallery Inc with NO RESERVE.
Payment with Bitcoin and Ethereum is accepted.
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CARLETON WATKINS - 4 Works - Mirror View, El Capitan,
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