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Ploughing on the Campagnetta

A work made of photogravure.

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  • A work made of photogravure.

Date:

1894

Artist:

James Craig Annan
Scottish, 1864–1946

About this artwork

J. Craig Annan was a leading proponent of the Pictorialist movement of photography and an expert in the photogravure process, in which traditional printmaking materials are used to reproduce photographs in ink. In 1896 Annan published a portfolio, “Venice and Lombardy,” featuring views from his travels to Italy; “Ploughing on the Campagnetta,” which depicts a team of oxen laboring in the field, was among them. This print reflects the Pictorialist ideal of an “artistic” photograph—combining the photographic detail captured by the lens with the painterly smears and smudges of the ink used in the printing process.

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Photography and Media

Artist

James Craig Annan

Title

Ploughing on the Campagnetta

Place

Scotland (Artist's nationality:)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

Made 1894

Medium

Photogravure

Inscriptions

Signed recto, lower right, below image, in graphite: J Craig Annan ["na" underlined]; inscribed recto, lower left, in graphite: Ploughing on the Campagnetta; unmarked verso

Dimensions

Image: 5 × 14.8 cm (2 × 5 7/8 in.); Paper: 14.3 × 24.1 cm (5 11/16 × 9 1/2 in.)

Credit Line

Alfred Stieglitz Collection

Reference Number

1949.670

Extended information about this artwork

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