Trout on Table: Striking c. 1880s Stereoview, Charles E. Smith Vermont collages some abstract

some abstract

Overall paper size: 11 7/8" x 7 7/8"

circa 1930s-40s

I’ve just leaned (my ignorance) that the image is referred to as “Rock of Ages

Trout on Table: Striking c. 1880s Stereoview, Charles E. Smith Vermont collages some abstractThis is the last of a handful of striking (I think) stereoviews I purchased together that came from one collection, and this may be my favorite of all them. Feels to me one part Dutch still life, one part French Surrealist, and one part magic trick waiting to happen. And just a stunning photograph formally, times two, made even better by the orange perimeter of the card. 7" x 3 7 8". Charles E. Smith, Bristol, VT. c. 1880s I believe. Scattered stains