Hand-colored photograph, signed and titled
14 1/4 in x 17 in including period frame / 36.2 x 43.2 cm
Provenance: John Dominis Holt, Honolulu, HI
This hand-colored photograph by Max Freedom is titled Purple Shadows and shows a Hawaiian waterside view with mountains in the distance. The image reflects the early twentieth-century taste for atmospheric Hawaiian landscapes, where photography and hand-coloring were combined to create decorative views of place. Its title, signature, and John Dominis Holt provenance give the work a stronger documentary and collecting context than an unsigned scenic photograph.
The composition is structured around water, reflection, trees, stonework, and the soft outline of the mountains beyond. Hand-coloring adds blue, green, and violet tones to the scene, giving the photograph a quiet painterly surface while preserving the photographic detail beneath. Presented in its period frame, the piece fits within Hawaiiana, early Honolulu photography, and hand-colored island landscape imagery.
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Hand-colored photograph, signed and titled
14 1/4 in x 17 in including period frame / 36.2 x 43.2 cm
Provenance: John Dominis Holt, Honolulu, HI
This hand-colored photograph by Max Freedom is titled Purple Shadows and shows a Hawaiian waterside view with mountains in the distance. The image reflects the early twentieth-century taste for atmospheric Hawaiian landscapes, where photography and hand-coloring were combined to create decorative views of place. Its title, signature, and John Dominis Holt provenance give the work a stronger documentary and collecting context than an unsigned scenic photograph.
The composition is structured around water, reflection, trees, stonework, and the soft outline of the mountains beyond. Hand-coloring adds blue, green, and violet tones to the scene, giving the photograph a quiet painterly surface while preserving the photographic detail beneath. Presented in its period frame, the piece fits within Hawaiiana, early Honolulu photography, and hand-colored island landscape imagery.
We ship free anywhere in the world, fully insured, packed by hand.
