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Photography > Crystoleums

Preferred term

Crystoleums  

Definition

  • Photographs, hand-colored to look like a painting, using a technique whereby the print was pasted face down to the inside curve of a piece of concave glass; the paper backing was then removed with sandpaper until only the emulsion was left adhering to the back of the glass; it was then rendered transparent with a slow-drying oil or wax, and the resulting image was painted

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Colored photographs, crystoleums
  • Crystoleum painting
  • Hand-colored photographs, crystoleums

Notation

  • 120247

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JLC-S8TCTCHS-K

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