Roger Fenton
Timber dwelling between Kiev and Moscow, 1852, 1852
Salt print
14 1/8 x 11 1/8 ins
35.9 x 28.3 cms
35.9 x 28.3 cms
This print is numbered '602' in the negative, traces of grey paper at corners (verso)
This image is from Fenton's celebrated 'Grey paper album'.
This print is numbered '602' in the negative, traces of grey paper at corners (verso)
This image is from Fenton's celebrated 'Grey paper album'.
This image is from Fenton's celebrated 'Grey paper album'.
Provenance
Donated by the Hyman Collection. All profits go to the Centre for British Photography.Roger Fenton's personal album, known as the 'Grey paper album';
Christie's South Kensington, London, 27 October 1977, lot 312;
Fine Photographs from the collection of Paul F. Walter, Sotheby's, London, 10 May 2001, lot 77.
Literature
Hannavy, Roger Fenton of Crimble Hall, Gordon Fraser, 1975, p. 28, (another print of this image illustrated).Hannavy refers to 'two pairs of pictures...both taken on the way from Kiev to Moscow. Both are about 9 x 7 inches in size and therefore of correct dimensions for Wheatstone's Reflecting Stereocope.'