After Meryon - Le Stryge
1950
photographic
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1950
photographic
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
After Meryon - Le Stryge is a 1950 photographic by Frederick Henry Evans, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This photo shows two giant stone statues sitting side by side on a ledge. One has a human head with a tall headdress, the other a ram’s head with curved horns. Behind them, a distant city stretches out with buildings and trees, looking small in comparison. The statues look like they’re carved from one solid piece of stone, with smooth surfaces and sharp edges. The artist copied a famous print by Gustave Doré, but made it his own by focusing on the statues’ quiet power. Check out the Victoria and Albert Museum to see this photo and more like it.
A sepia-toned mounted photograph depicts a turbulent sky above Notre Dame Cathedral, with a reproduction of Frederick H. Evans' original print on the reverse side of the card.
Read the full account in the museum source.
Frederick Henry Evans turned the new century’s photograph into a quiet act of devotion.
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