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William A. Fraser — Wet Night, Columbus Circle, New York, No. 11 from the portfolio "American Pictorial Photography, Series I" (1899)

William A. Fraser

Wet Night, Columbus Circle, New York, No. 11 from the portfolio "American Pictorial Photography, Series I" (1899)

1897

Capturing the atmospheric mood of urban nightlife through the soft-focus aesthetic of pictorialism, Fraser's photogravure transforms a mundane street scene into a poetic meditation on modern city life.

Medium
Photogravure

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William A. Fraser, Wet Night, Columbus Circle, New York, No. 11 from the portfolio "American Pictorial Photography, Series I" (1899), 1897

Capturing the atmospheric mood of urban nightlife through the soft-focus aesthetic of pictorialism, Fraser's photogravure transforms a mundane street scene into a poetic meditation on modern city life.

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

Related themes

Monochrome, Atmospheric, Historic, American, Night Scene, Pictorial, Urban, Early Modern, Photogravure, Street Photography

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Art Institute of Chicago