Field with Hay Mounds

Field with Hay Mounds

This landscape view with two hay mounds is believed to be from a negative by California photographer Sigismund Blumann. The finished print shown here is known to be by Blumann’s hand- produced in his darkroom using known techniques.

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Field with Hay Mounds
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Dimensions

Image Dimensions26.4 x 33.6 cm including border

Support Dimensionsnone

Print Notes

Recto: Hand-colored lithobrome print using dyes. Unsigned. The photographer used an extremely fine “honeycomb” mesh screen mask- evident on magnification- to diffuse the overall look of the finished print.

Provenance

Acquired for this archive from Michaan’s Auctions, Alameda, CA: August 16, 2024, Lot # 3245; From the late Stephen Headley’s Collection, former owner of Osceola Gallery, Emeryville, California.