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Unknown Artist — Oak Trees in a Graveyard

Unknown Artist

Oak Trees in a Graveyard

1852

Among the earliest examples of outdoor photography, this wet collodion negative demonstrates the technical mastery required to capture natural light filtering through ancient oaks in a cemetery setting.

Medium
albumen print from wet collodion negative

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Unknown Artist, Oak Trees in a Graveyard, 1852

Among the earliest examples of outdoor photography, this wet collodion negative demonstrates the technical mastery required to capture natural light filtering through ancient oaks in a cemetery setting.

Medium
albumen print from wet collodion negative
Year
1852
Seen at
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Related themes

Nineteenth Century, Monochrome, Albumen Print, Atmospheric, Trees, Serene, Unknown Artist, Cemetery, Landscape, Nature

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Cleveland Museum of Art, Art Institute of Chicago