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GUM) / procedé : (comb. gomdruk)\n Stamped verso upper right corner and verso lower right corner\n Printed verso lower right corner:  694\n Exhibition label affixed verso upper left:  Seventh Focus Salon of Amsterdam 1947\n Exhibition label affixed verso upper right:  Fifth International Photographic Salon of the Syracuse Camera Club\n Exhibition label affixed verso lower left:  Association Belge de Photographie et Cinématographie, XIVe Salon, 1935\n Exhibition label affixed verso lower right:  Twentieth Annual International Photographic Salon of the Camera Pictorialists of Los Angeles","texts":[{"texttype":"Online","textpurpose":"Gallery Label","textentryhtml":"<SPAN lang=EN>\r\n<P dir=ltr align=left>In 1934, Berssenbrugge accompanied the Dutch Travel Association to Italy, where he was captivated by the Mediterranean light. In this detail of two gondolas, he plays with the reflection of light on the water. However, his interest did not primarily lie in impressionistic effects; the clear focus on the anchored gondolas gives the image a sense of stability rather than spontaneous movement. Known for the gum bichromate process that gives his photographs a picturesque look, he wanted his city views to be fairly plain and true to life. The attention to the curves and horizontal lines of the gondolas’ iron prows could point to the influence of Art Deco, a style Berssenbrugge captured in his more decorative photographs. </P>\r\n<P dir=ltr align=left></P></SPAN>","remarks":"K2 Rotation November 2017"}],"datebegin":1934,"sortnumber":"1993   91x","published_date":"2026-03-05 09:04:26.527126","objectid":18845,"dimensions":"39.5 x 29.1 cm (15 9/16 x 11 7/16 in.)","on_view":false}