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Darjeeling. Kinchinjunga and the Snows from Kutcherry Hill
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The Cleveland Museum of Art

Darjeeling. Kinchinjunga and the Snows from Kutcherry Hill

Description

The photographer chose a very high horizon line in order to emphasize the grandeur and scale of the mountains and foothills of the Lesser Himalayas. In the foreground, the human settlements are dwarfed by nature’s creation, but the greenery they offer is refreshing and hospitable in contrast to the severity of the rock and cragged, snow-covered peaks.

Provenance

Bruno Tartarin, Photovintagefrance, Lorraine, France; the Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Dimensions

21 × 26.6 cm

Movement / Period

Photography

Accession No

2018.216

Curatorial Affinity Stream

Continuing the Universe of Photoglob Co. (Zurich, active c. 1890–1910)

Photography • India, 19th century • Harmonious Works & Contemporaries