Terms and conditions of use
Malacoota Inlet, Australia
(1948-1950s)
Medium
gelatin silver photograph
Measurements
24.0 × 31.3 cm (image and sheet)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Miss Margaret Barber, 1987
Gallery location
Gallery 8
Level 2, NGV Australia
About this work
An engineer by profession, Lorraine Barber was an enthusiastic amateur photographer. From 1908 to 1948, he lived in India and from there travelled the subcontinent extensively. His travels proved fertile inspiration for his photography, and he produced many fine works, including landscapes, architectural scenes and still lifes in the Pictorialist style. Beginning in England in the early 1890s, Pictorialism was the first truly international photographic movement. Photographers who worked in this style often manipulated their negatives and used soft focal lenses and textured papers to create atmospheric effects. Barber continued in his application of this style upon his return to Australia in 1948.
Artwork Details
Inscription
inscribed in pencil on support l.r.: L. Barber -
inscribed (diagonally) in pencil on support reverse u.l.: MALLACOTTA INLET / AUSTRALIA
Accession Number
PH187-1987
Department
Australian Photography
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Professor AGL Shaw AO Bequest