Winter Southern Estates- Session II
Thu, Feb 24, 2022 10:00AM EST
Lot 590
Francis Frith, Agra: The Fort, Albumen Photo
Estimate: $100 - $200
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
|---|---|
| $0 | $10 |
| $100 | $25 |
| $500 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $3,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $30,000 | $2,500 |
| $100,000 | $5,000 |
| $300,000 | $10,000 |
Description:
Francis Frith (English, 1822 - 1898), Universal Series, Agra: The Fort, Albumen Photo, an albumen print depicting a Fort with figure, mounted on paper, by Francis Frith & Co., part of his Universal Series of topographical photographs, with pencil inscription 'Agra, The Fort, 3075' lower left and 'Frith's Photo-Pictures, The Universal Series' label on verso. Sheet size: 12 in. x 15 1/8 in.Francis Frith was an English photographer of the Middle East and the United Kingdom. Frith was born in Chesterfield, Derbyshire. He attended Quaker schools at Ackworth and Quaker Camp Hill in Birmingham, before he started in the cutlery business. In 1850 he started a photographic studio in Liverpool, known as Frith & Hayward and soon became a founding member of the Liverpool Photographic Society in 1853. Frith sold his companies in 1855 to dedicate himself entirely to photography. He used the collodion process, a major technical achievement in hot and dusty conditions. During three trips to the Middle East between 1856 and 1860, Frith made hundreds of negatives that he organized geographically and then printed in several illustrated books. Today his photographs can be found in numerous public and private collections including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the H. Paul Getty Museum, and the Conway Library of Art and Architecture at the Courtauld in London.
Measurements: Height: of photo 6 3/8 in. x Width: 8 1/4 in.
Condition:
Overall good condition, foxing and toning to paper, wear to edges of sheet, very minor wear and discoloration to edges of photo, photo fully mounted.
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