Sand Dunes
c. 1880/90, printed January 1891
Medium
Photogravure, from "Sun Artists, Number 6" (1891)
Dimensions
Image: 14.3 × 18.7 cm (5 11/16 × 7 3/8 in.); Paper: 27.9 × 37.8 cm (11 × 14 15/16 in.)
Classification
photogravure
Department
Photography and Media
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
50760
Art Historical Context
**Sand Dunes** by B. Gay Wilkinson captures the undulating curves and subtle textures of shifting sands in this evocative landscape photograph, originally taken around 1880–1890. Printed as a photogravure January 1891 for *Sun Artists, Number *, a celebrated portfolio series by the Sun Printing Company, exemplifies the era's push to elevate photography as fine art. Wilkinson's image, with its intimate scale—14.3 × 18.7 cm—invites viewers to ponder the serene yet dynamic beauty of nature's forms. Photogravure, a meticulous intaglio process combining photography with etching, was revolutionary ...