[Photo Collage: Three People Holding Oars, Sitting on a Large Fish] 1870 - 1880

Juan Pedro Chabalgoity's "Photo Collage: Three People Holding Oars, Sitting on a Large Fish" is a playful and humorous work from the late 19th century. The collage, created between 1870 and 1880, depicts three figures, their heads cut out and pasted onto the bodies of individuals holding oars and sitting atop a large fish. This whimsical scene combines photographic elements with hand-painted details, demonstrating a unique artistic approach of the period. The work, now housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, exemplifies Chabalgoity's fascination with the burgeoning technology of photography and its potential for creative expression.