Artist's Dream 1860 - 1899

silver, print, photography

photo of handprinted image

16_19th-century

water colours

silver

print

organic shape

possibly oil pastel

photography

stoneware

ceramic

men

united-states

watercolour bleed

watercolour illustration

organic texture

watercolor

"Artist's Dream" is a stereoscopic photograph created by G. F. Gates between 1860 and 1899, currently housed at The Art Institute of Chicago. The photograph, a popular form of visual entertainment in the 19th century, captures a picturesque scene of a waterfall cascading through a rocky gorge. The stereoscopic format creates a 3D effect, drawing the viewer into the natural beauty of the scene. Gates, a photographer active in the late 19th century, specialized in capturing such picturesque landscapes, highlighting the power of nature through photography.