[Photo Collage: Woman on Ladder, Holding Spyglass with Man Holding Ladder, and Dog Standing on Hind Legs] 1870 - 1880

This whimsical photo-collage titled "[Photo Collage: Woman on Ladder, Holding Spyglass with Man Holding Ladder, and Dog Standing on Hind Legs]" was created by Uruguayan artist Juan Pedro Chabalgoity between 1870 and 1880. The artwork features a woman in a pink dress standing on a ladder and holding a spyglass, a man in red holding the ladder, and a dog standing on its hind legs, all cut from different sources and collaged onto an orange background. The collage is a humorous example of the artist's experimentation with the emerging technique of photomontage. This charming and unusual work is housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.