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Cluster of date trees, Karnak
Cluster of date trees, Karnak

Cluster of date trees, Karnak

Artist Félix Teynard (French, 1817 - 1892)
Date1851
MediumSalt print
DimensionsImage and sheet: 9 5/8 × 12 1/8 inches (24.45 × 30.8 cm)
Mount: 15 3/4 × 20 1/2 inches (40.01 × 52.07 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2016.75.292
SignedArtist's attribution on mount recto, bottom, in black ink: “Imp Phot. De H.de Fonteny et Cie.f. à Paris en 1851, r. St. Nicolas d’Antin, 72.”, “Felix Teynard.”, “Publiè par Goupil et Cie éditeurs, Paris, Londres, Berlin, New-York.”
InscribedOn mount recto, top, in black ink: “ÈGYPTE / KARNAK / GROUPE DE DATTIERS VU DU POINT A. / Pl.43.”
MarkingsOn mount verso, left edge, in pencil: “23818”, “10”
On View
Not on view
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DescriptionImage of many date trees in center of frame. Foreground is sandy earth with light vegetation. One smaller tree flanks either side of cluster in center.Exhibition History
Rotation 24. The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, June 9 – November 12, 2017, no cat.
Gallery Label
Félix Teynard was part of a small group of archaeologist-photographers to work in the Middle East in the early 1850s. Originally trained as a civil engineer, he often focused on structural elements such as doorways, pillars, and columns. His emphasis on form is evident even in this rendering of date trees. While Teynard’s images were conceived as factual documents, they have long been admired for their elegant artistry.
Provenance
The Hall Family Foundation, Kansas City, MO, 2016;   
Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2016.
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