Caption

Nereids fountain in Buenos Aires, Fuente Lola Mora, Paseo de Julio, photomechanical print, Buenos Aires, cliché maker: anonymous, after sculpture by Lola Mora, 1904 - 1905, Lola Mora, photographer, after sculpture by, pasteboard, paper, collotype, photoprint, height 167 mm x width 227 mm, height 259 mm x width 332 mm, ornamental fountain, A light-colored sculpted fountain sits on a circular base with a low stone rim and a ring of heavy chains supported by short posts around it; the fountain features a central rocky column topped by a large shell holding a crouching male figure and a standing female figure beneath, with additional sculpted figures and horse heads emerging from shell-like basins at the lower level; the scene is set outdoors with trimmed grass in the foreground, trees and shrubbery behind the fountain, and a partly cloudy sky filling the upper area of the image.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B10_306

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Rights managed

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58.6Mb (11.6Mb) / 17.8in x 12.7in / 5353 x 3824 (300dpi)

Keywords

Nereids fountain Buenos Aires Fuente Lola Mora Paseo de Julio photomechanical print cliché maker anonymous sculpture Lola Mora 1904 - 1905 photographer pasteboard paper collotype photoprint height 167 mm x width 227 mm height 259 mm x 332 mm ornamental fountain light-colored sculpted fountain sits circular base low stone rim ring heavy chains supported short posts fountain features central rocky column topped large shell holding crouching male figure standing female figure beneath additional sculpted figures horse heads emerging shell- basins lower level scene set outdoors trimmed grass foreground trees shrubbery partly cloudy sky filling upper area image