PETER HENRY EMERSON, CUTTING THE GLADDON, 1887
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PETER HENRY EMERSON (1856-1936), CUTTING THE GLADDON, 1887 vintage platinum print, 7 3/8 x 9 3/8 in., mounted on original folio leaf with printed title tissue overleaf, not signed. Condition: Excellent. PHE-0006
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PETER HENRY EMERSON
Born in Cuba and raised there and in the United States before moving to England as a teenager, physician and scientist Peter Henry Emerson took up photography at age twenty-six. Often described as a difficult zealot, he vocally championed a naturalistic approach to image making. He favored rural subjects presented in a simple, direct manner. Emerson's influential 1889 book Naturalistic Photography for Students of the Art outlined his thesis that photography's ability to record nature truthfully was its most expressive one. He argued that the photograph should imitate nature rather than alter it.
Emerson was a passionate lecturer and writer about photography, never mincing words and thus earning as many foes as supporters. He was an early and tireless champion of photography as a fine art, and he became the unofficial godfather of the Photo-Secessionist movement, founded by Alfred Stieglitz in 1902.
https://www.getty.edu/art/collection/person/103KFS
CONDITION: For a condition report, please email info@ethertongallery.com.
Frames when illustrated, are for reference ONLY and are not included with the lot. Please note that the color and tonality of digital references may vary. Titles, dates, details and descriptions are for guidance only and are subject to change.
PETER HENRY EMERSON
Born in Cuba and raised there and in the United States before moving to England as a teenager, physician and scientist Peter Henry Emerson took up photography at age twenty-six. Often described as a difficult zealot, he vocally championed a naturalistic approach to image making. He favored rural subjects presented in a simple, direct manner. Emerson's influential 1889 book Naturalistic Photography for Students of the Art outlined his thesis that photography's ability to record nature truthfully was its most expressive one. He argued that the photograph should imitate nature rather than alter it.
Emerson was a passionate lecturer and writer about photography, never mincing words and thus earning as many foes as supporters. He was an early and tireless champion of photography as a fine art, and he became the unofficial godfather of the Photo-Secessionist movement, founded by Alfred Stieglitz in 1902.
https://www.getty.edu/art/collection/person/103KFS
Condition
Excellent
Dimensions
8 x 10 in
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PETER HENRY EMERSON, CUTTING THE GLADDON, 1887
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