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Seascape

Photograph
ca. 1930s (photographed)
Artist/Maker

Black and white photographic print of a crashing wave, with seperate rocks visible in the water in the foreground of the image. Print has been cropped from a larger original size and has multiple touch ups.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleSeascape (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Image possibly made up of two seperate negatives as detailed on verso.
Brief description
Photograph by Frances James Mortimer, seascape, possibly Cornwall, ca.1930s
Physical description
Black and white photographic print of a crashing wave, with seperate rocks visible in the water in the foreground of the image. Print has been cropped from a larger original size and has multiple touch ups.
Dimensions
  • Image height: 285mm
  • Image width: 443mm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Please Note 2 negs make & both [illegible]

    Note
    Handwritten in pencil on verso.

  • 'Keep all tone + form in flying spray. Keep high lights [?] clean. Keep all tone + light in foreground foam. Do not make rocks or shadows in waves too bold [?]'

    Note
    Handwritten in pencil on verso.

  • 'PICTURE POST'

    Note
    Stamped on verso in purple ink.

  • 'Cornwall & [?] Sadler [possibly], 1918/1939, sg 1930'

Credit line
The Royal Photographic Society Collection at the V&A, acquired with the generous assistance of the National Lottery Heritage Fund and Art Fund.
Other number
XRP405 - RPS collection - V&A identifier
Collection
Accession number
RPS.3150-2018

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Record createdJuly 4, 2018
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