Branch of apples
Attributed to
Pierre Charles Simart
(French, 1806 - 1857)
Dateca. 1856-1860
MediumSalt print
DimensionsImage and sheet: 12 11/16 × 17 1/16 inches (32.23 × 43.34 cm)
Mount: 15 3/16 × 19 3/16 inches (38.58 × 48.74 cm)
Mount: 15 3/16 × 19 3/16 inches (38.58 × 48.74 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation in honor of the 75th anniversary of The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Object number2008.25.27.1
Signednone
InscribedOn mount recto, lower left, in pencil: "Stamped in red 'A.M. on verso.";
On sheet verso, upper left corner, stamped in red ink: "A.M".
MarkingsOn mount recto, lower left, in pencil: "9"
On View
Not on viewCollections
DescriptionDetailed view of an apple tree branch with three apples and leaves.Exhibition HistoryMagnificent Gifts for the 75th.The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas
City, MO, February 13-April 4, 2010, no cat.
Rotation 22. The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, August 10, 2016 – January 8, 2017, no cat.
The unidentified photographer of this print is believed to have worked in the circle of French sculptor Pierre Charles Simart. The photograph derives from an album known as L’Album Simart, which features large prints made from enlarged glass negatives. Enlargements were extremely rare in the late 1850s. This highly unusual technique emphasizes the sumptuous tones and remarkable tactility of the subject.
Hall Family Foundation, Kansas City, MO, 2008;
Given by the Hall Family Foundation to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2008.
Given by the Hall Family Foundation to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2008.
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