Gary Edwards Gallery, Southhampton, NY
Louis de Clercq
Beyrouth: Côté des jardins
Lot Closed
December 21, 05:49 PM GMT
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Gary Edwards Gallery, Southhampton, NY
Louis de Clercq
1836-1901
Beyrouth: Côté des jardins
panorama, albumenized salt print from 4 waxed paper negatives, on the original 2-part mount with letterpress title and photographer's decorative monogram on the mount, 1856
image: overall 8 ⅜ by 45 ⅛ in. (21.3 by 114.6 cm.)
mount: overall 17 ⅞ by 46 ⅝ in. (45.4 by 118.4 cm.)
"The Gary Edwards Gallery was previously located in Washington, D. C., and has been located in Southampton, N. Y., since 2017. Early photography is the gallery's specialty, with a large inventory of 1840s and 1850s calotypes and salt prints.
The photographs of Louis de Clercq are recognized for their original sense of composition that go far beyond descriptive works of the monuments and topography of the Middle East. This panorama of Beirut is a rare example of his few published panoramas." - Gary Edwards