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David Octavius Hill — Camera Work: Portrait - The Gown and the Casket
David Octavius Hill

Camera Work: Portrait - The Gown and the Casket

1909

Elegant composition reveals Hill's painterly approach to photography, where careful arrangement of costume and props creates a sense of narrative mystery.

Medium
photogravure

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David Octavius Hill, Camera Work: Portrait - The Gown and the Casket, 1909

Elegant composition reveals Hill's painterly approach to photography, where careful arrangement of costume and props creates a sense of narrative mystery.

Medium
photogravure
Year
1909
Seen at
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Related themes

Monochrome, Photography, 19th Century, Classical, Scottish, Portrait, Photogravure, Elegant, Figurative, Black and White

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Cleveland Museum of Art, Art Institute of Chicago