Still Life with Statuary and Drapery
c. 1850
- Medium
- albumenized salt print from wet collodion negative
- Dimensions
- 26.6 × 20.6 cm
- Status
- In Museum Collection
- Collect24 Art ID
- C24-199257
Unlike his contemporaries, Bayard was fascinated with ancient Greco-Roman statuary. From his inventory of over forty examples, he created a captivating still life of plaster casts that affirms his technical proficiency and sensitivity to subject matter. Bright, natural light illuminates the figures and bas reliefs. Their three-dimensionality is emphasized by the stark contrast of their white surfaces with the dark background. The composition is also embellished with gracefully flowing draperies, which frame the scene. Bayard appears not to have had any formal artistic or scientific training, …
Provenance
Severance Fund, 1999.50
Registry history
- c. 1850 — Recorded in the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art — photographs
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