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Rudolf Eickemeyer, Jr. — Vesper Bells, No. 6 from the portfolio "American Pictorial Photography, Series I" (1899); edition 146/150

Rudolf Eickemeyer, Jr.

Vesper Bells, No. 6 from the portfolio "American Pictorial Photography, Series I" (1899); edition 146/150

1897

Eickemeyer's atmospheric composition demonstrates American Pictorialist photography's embrace of painterly effects, using photogravure printing to achieve rich tonal qualities that elevated photography to fine art status.

Medium
Photogravure

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Rudolf Eickemeyer, Jr., Vesper Bells, No. 6 from the portfolio "American Pictorial Photography, Series I" (1899); edition 146/150, 1897

Eickemeyer's atmospheric composition demonstrates American Pictorialist photography's embrace of painterly effects, using photogravure printing to achieve rich tonal qualities that elevated photography to fine art status.

Medium
Photogravure
Year
1897
Seen at
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Related themes

Monochrome, Serene, American, Photograph, Church, Spiritual, Landscape, Late 19th Century, Photogravure, Pictorialism

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