1900
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
The Edge of the Wood - Evening (Letitia Felix) is a 1900 by Clarence H. White, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
The painting shows a quiet forest scene at evening time. It's a peaceful moment with trees and foliage. The artist used a special process to create the image, which gives it a unique look. The process involved applying a light-sensitive liquid to the paper. This allowed the image to form inside the paper's fibers. The result is a soft, gentle picture. You can learn more about this style by looking into the technique of sfumato.
Clarence H. White experimented with an array of artistic media that blurred the lines between photography, drawing, and printmaking. Here are two examples of that experimentation: a platinum print on the left and a photogravure on the right. White was likely drawn to both processes for their broad tonal range and interaction of image and paper. To create platinum prints, a light-sensitive liquid emulsion is applied to and absorbed by the paper. The image forms within the paper’s fibers, resulting in a matte appearance. Because photogravures are printed like an etching, the image is formed…
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Clarence Hudson White was an American photographer, teacher and a founding member of the Photo-Secession movement.
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