DAVID GRAY 'LILY PADS, SUNRISE' BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINT

A STRIKING BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDY BY BRITISH PHOTOGRAPHER DAVID GRAY, TITLED 'LILY PADS, SUNRISE'. THIS CONTEMPLATIVE IMAGE CAPTURES WATER LILY PADS WITH MORNING DEW DROPLETS, RENDERED IN LUMINOUS MONOCHROME TONES. THE COMPOSITION DEMONSTRATES GRAY'S CHARACTERISTIC ATTENTION TO NATURAL LIGHT AND SURFACE TEXTURE, WITH DRAMATIC SHADOWS CAST BY WHAT APPEAR TO BE PLANT STEMS OR REEDS CREATING STRONG LINEAR ELEMENTS ACROSS THE COMPOSITION. THE INTERPLAY OF LIGHT AND SHADOW CREATES A MEDITATIVE QUALITY, EMPHASISING THE DELICATE SPHERICAL FORMS OF WATER DROPLETS AGAINST THE ORGANIC GEOMETRY OF THE LILY PAD SURFACES.

SPECIFICATIONS:
- PHOTOGRAPHER: DAVID GRAY
- TITLE: LILY PADS, SUNRISE
- MEDIUM: GELATIN SILVER PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINT
- MOUNT: WHITE PAPER CONSERVATION MOUNT
- FRAME: TIMBER FRAME WITH WHITE MAT AND GLASS GLAZING
- DIMENSIONS: 56 CM X 56 CM (FRAMED)
- PRINT DIMENSIONS: APPROXIMATELY 40 CM X 40 CM

CONDITION: THE PRINT IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH NO VISIBLE FADING, FOXING, OR DETERIORATION TO THE PHOTOGRAPHIC EMULSION. TONAL RANGE IS RICH AND WELL-PRESERVED. THE WHITE MOUNT SHOWS NO DISCOLOURATION OR DAMAGE. THE TIMBER FRAME IS STRUCTURALLY SOUND WITH ORIGINAL GLASS INTACT. THE VERSO LABEL INDICATES THE WORK REFERENCE DG102EE WITH TITLE AND SUBJECT NOTATION.

PRESENTATION: PROFESSIONALLY FRAMED AND READY FOR DISPLAY. THE WHITE MAT PROVIDES APPROPRIATE SPACING AND THE TIMBER FRAME OFFERS A CLEAN, GALLERY-QUALITY PRESENTATION SUITABLE FOR RESIDENTIAL OR COMMERCIAL INTERIORS.

DAVID GRAY IS RECOGNISED FOR HIS FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHY PRACTICE, WITH PARTICULAR STRENGTH IN NATURE STUDIES AND LANDSCAPE WORK. THIS PRINT EXEMPLIFIES HIS TECHNICAL MASTERY OF BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPHY AND HIS ABILITY TO FIND COMPELLING COMPOSITIONS IN NATURAL SUBJECTS.

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Location of item: 60 Marple Avenue, Villawood, NSW, Australia

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