Tsagain Myo: View near the Irrawadi River
On loan to The Met
This work of art is currently on loan to the museum.In addition to painting clouds into his photographs, Tripe frequently retouched the foliage. Green and red tones were often underexposed because of the limitations of early photographic chemistry, making foliage appear darker and less articulated in the final print than to the eye. Tripe compensated by retouching his negatives with a series of marks that stood for leaves or their highlights. He also used delicate strokes to suggest light transmitted through a latticework of vegetation.
Artwork Details
- Title: Tsagain Myo: View near the Irrawadi River
- Artist: Linnaeus Tripe (British, Devonport (Plymouth Dock) 1822–1902 Devonport)
- Date: August 29–30, 1855
- Dimensions: image: 26.2 × 34.2 cm (10 5/16 × 13 7/16 in.)
- Classification: Photographs
- Credit Line: National Gallery of Art, Washington, Stephen G. Stein Fund
- Curatorial Department: Photographs
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