Quezaltenango from the Crater of a Volcano

1877

Eadweard Muybridge

Associated Names
Eadweard Muybridge

Artist, American, born England, 1830 - 1904

The image displays a rocky landscape with jagged rocks and gravelly terrain. The horizon is marked by clouds, casting a soft, diffuse light over the scene. The photograph focuses on details, capturing the texture and tones of the rocks clearly. The color palette includes earthy tones of brown and gray, with lighter patches where sunlight hits the stones. The sky looks hazy in the distance, enhancing the sense of elevation and vastness.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    albumen silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mitchell and Nancy Steir

  • Dimensions

    image: 13.5 x 23.7 cm (5 5/16 x 9 5/16 in.)
    mount: 25 x 13.3 cm (9 13/16 x 5 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2004.163.9

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Janet Lehr, New York); Private Collection; (Solomon Fine Art, Monarch Beach, California); Mitchell and Nancy Steir, New York; gift to NGA, 2004.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

signed in negative: Muybridge; On mount, lower left, printed: Muybridge, Photo.; lower right, printed: San Francisco.; lower left in graphite: Quezaltenango from the Crater of Volcan; upper right in graphite: P.98

Wikidata ID

Q64147023

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