W.H.G. / House in Pau / 1854

W.H.G.
House in Pau
1854
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Creator Name: W.H.G.
Creator Nationality: European; French
Creator Role: Artist
Creator Dates/Places: 1900 - 1955
Creator Name-CRT: W.H.G.
Title: House in Pau
Title Type: Primary
View: Full View
Creation Start Date: 1854
Creation End Date: 1854
Creation Date: 1854
Object Type: Photographs
Classification Term: Photograph
Materials and Techniques: salted paper print from a paper negative
Dimensions: Image: 24.4cm x 34.4cm, Mounted: 47.5cm x 59.6cm
Inscriptions: in negative, signed and dated: "WHG/ 1854"
AMICA Contributor: The Cleveland Museum of Art
Owner Location: Cleveland, Ohio, USA
ID Number: 2001.4
Credit Line: Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. Whitehill Art Purchase Endowment Fund
Rights: http://www.clemusart.com/museum/disclaim2.html
Context:

This large, richly toned print is an exceptional example of the artistic and technical abilities of an early amateur photographer, possibly French in nationality, known only as W.H.G. In 1854 this mysterious photographer worked for a limited time in Pau and the surrounding regions of the Pyrenees. Most of his or her 24 known compositions are architectural details or buildings sited in the landscape. In this example, instead of a traditional frontal view, the massive shape of the stately townhouse was documented at an oblique angle, which accentuates its volume and emphasizes the negative space created by the steep roofline against the sky. Yet the photographer also captured delicate details, like the patterns of shadow cast by the open shutters against the building's walls. Clearly, W.H.G. understood the possibilities of the waxed paper negative, with its ability to render broad areas of light and shade, to suggest detail and texture, and to allow the viewer's imagination to complete the picture.

AMICA ID: CMA_.2001.4
AMICA Library Year: 2002
Media Metadata Rights: Copyright, The Cleveland Museum of Art

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