The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of December 20, 2025
Untitled
1917
(American, 1886–1981)
Paper: 22.3 x 15.6 cm (8 3/4 x 6 1/8 in.); Matted: 45.7 x 35.6 cm (18 x 14 in.)
Gift of Dr. Stephen Nicholas 2011.367
Location: Not on view
Description
Photographer Karl F. Struss was a relentless experimenter. This diminutive work, representing one of his experiments with color photography, led Struss to print with four colors to approximate a realistic color spectrum. Typically in printmaking, a separate printing plate and an extra trip through the press are necessary for each color. This limits the range of colors one can achieve economically. The development of the halftone allowed Struss to create multiple photorelief plates of the same image, each adjusted to a different color range. When printed one over another, the distinctive colors combine in precise amounts to create the illusion of a full-color image.- Dr. Stephen Nicholas
- Photographs in Ink. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 20, 2022-April 2, 2023).Shadows and Dreams: Pictorialist Photography in America. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (September 5, 2015-January 17, 2016).
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Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2011.367