EXTRA LARGE Lyman Byxbe Hand Colored/Tinted Photo " Trail To Dream Lake "
Item History & Price
EXTRA LARGE Lyman Byxbe Hand-Colored/Tinted Photo "Trail to Dream Lake". LAST OF 3 OVERSIZED, HAND-COLORED/TINTED photographs by Lyman Byxbe that I had in my former gallery with oil painted color accents throughout. (Byxbe also did an etching of this same spot with the same title in 1941). Done in the style of Fred Payne Clatworthy, a famous Estes Park photographer. As Estes Park in the mid-1900s was quite small (perhaps a few hundred year-round residents), it is very likely that... Byxbe and Clatworthy knew each other as both had large following of annual tourists and collectors at the same time.
Due to the fact that this is hand-colored (also known as hand-tinted) and that Byxbe did an etching with the same title in 1941, it would most likely date to the early 1940s (before the advent and wide spread use of color film). Hand-tinting is a very time intensive process and, as Byxbe was cranking out aquatints, etchings and other works as quicky as possible, he wouldn't have had time to commit to each photograph. It is noted in the catalog raisonne that Byxbe's wife assisted with some coloring of works and that they hired local women seasonally to also do some color painting (mostly of his "flowers" collection.)
This photo is on cream colored, matte paper (very similar to the type Byxbe used for his etchings) with a simple mat. It is in a new, wood grain look frame that is "age appropriate" and accents it well with its white double matting.
DIMENSIONS: Overall (to edge of frame) it is 20"H x 16"W; Photo measures 9.5"H x 7.5"W (without original mat.)
BIDDING TO BE STARTED AT HALF MY GALLERY ASKING PRICE. (After ebay's cut, listing and shipping charges, I will be lucky to make a slight profit at that price.)
PLEASE NOTE: I WILL INCLUDE A COPY OF THE LATEST EDITION OF BYXBE'S CATALOG RAISONNNE BY ROBERT L. CRUMP FOR FREE WITH THE "BUY IT NOW" OPTION (A $50 VALUE).
Due to the fact that this is hand-colored (also known as hand-tinted) and that Byxbe did an etching with the same title in 1941, it would most likely date to the early 1940s (before the advent and wide spread use of color film). Hand-tinting is a very time intensive process and, as Byxbe was cranking out aquatints, etchings and other works as quicky as possible, he wouldn't have had time to commit to each photograph. It is noted in the catalog raisonne that Byxbe's wife assisted with some coloring of works and that they hired local women seasonally to also do some color painting (mostly of his "flowers" collection.)
This photo is on cream colored, matte paper (very similar to the type Byxbe used for his etchings) with a simple mat. It is in a new, wood grain look frame that is "age appropriate" and accents it well with its white double matting.
DIMENSIONS: Overall (to edge of frame) it is 20"H x 16"W; Photo measures 9.5"H x 7.5"W (without original mat.)
BIDDING TO BE STARTED AT HALF MY GALLERY ASKING PRICE. (After ebay's cut, listing and shipping charges, I will be lucky to make a slight profit at that price.)
PLEASE NOTE: I WILL INCLUDE A COPY OF THE LATEST EDITION OF BYXBE'S CATALOG RAISONNNE BY ROBERT L. CRUMP FOR FREE WITH THE "BUY IT NOW" OPTION (A $50 VALUE).
