Dawn and Sunset
1885, printed January 1890
Medium
Photogravure, from "Sun Artists, Number 2" (1890)
Dimensions
Image: 13.1 × 18.3 cm (5 3/16 × 7 1/4 in.); Paper: 28.2 × 38.1 cm (11 1/8 × 15 in.)
Classification
photogravure
Department
Photography and Media
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
50720
Art Historical Context
Henry Peach Robinson's *Dawn and Sunset* (1885, printed January 0) captures the poetic essence of time's passage through a masterful photogravure, a photomechanical intaglio process prized in the late 19th century for its rich tonal depth and velvety textures. Robinson, a pioneering British photographer and advocate for photography as fine art, created this intimate image—measuring just 13. × 18.3 cm on a larger 28.2 × 38.1 cm sheet—as part of *Sun Artists, Number 2* (1890), a portfolio celebrating leading pictorialist photographers. Robinson's work bridged photography and painting, often emp...