Darjeeling. Kinchinjunga and the Snows from Kutcherry Hill
Medium
Photochrom
Dimensions
image: 21 × 26.6 cm · paper: 21 × 26.6 cm
Classification
Photograph
Department
Photography
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Purchase from the Karl B. Goldfield Trust
Accession Number
2018.216
Rights
Public Domain
About this artwork
The photographer chose a very high horizon line in order to emphasize the grandeur and scale of the mountains and foothills of the Lesser Himalayas. In the foreground, the human settlements are dwarfed by nature’s creation, but the greenery they offer is refreshing and hospitable in contrast to the severity of the rock and cragged, snow-covered peaks.