Caption

Bathing facility with gallery, possibly in Surabaya, photograph, Part of Travel Album with Forty Photos of the Dutch East Indies., number: '10', number: '105', photographer: Onnes Kurkdjian, Surabaya, 1912, Java, East Java, paper, daylight gelatin silver print, height 173 mm x width 236 mm, public baths, Dutch East Indies, The, A shaded scene of a long single-story building with a tiled roof and a covered veranda supported by columns, positioned along the far side of a calm rectangular pool that reflects the building and surrounding trees; a set of wooden steps leads from the veranda down to the water, and balustrades run along the veranda edge. Large overhanging tree branches frame the top of the image while a massive tree trunk and its exposed roots occupy the right foreground. In the near foreground a paved area with low stone barriers and worn steps slopes toward the pool, and a narrow plank lies across the edge of the water. The overall image shows dappled light and shadow across the ground, water surface, and building façades.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A80_254

License type

Rights managed

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33.5Mb (7.1Mb) / 13.4in x 9.7in / 4013 x 2920 (300dpi)

Keywords

Bathing facility gallery Surabaya photograph Part Travel Album Forty Photos Dutch East Indies number 10 105 photographer Onnes Kurkdjian 1912 Java East Java paper daylight gelatin silver print height 173 mm x width 236 mm public baths shaded scene long single-story building tiled roof covered veranda supported columns positioned far side calm rectangular pool reflects building surrounding trees set wooden steps leads veranda down water balustrades run veranda edge Large overhanging tree branches frame top image massive tree trunk exposed roots occupy right foreground near foreground paved area low stone barriers worn steps slopes pool narrow plank lies across edge dappled light shadow across ground water surface building façades