Peter Dombrovskis (1945-96) Australia
Lot 44
Snow on Pencil Pines, Waterfall Valley
1982
Cibachrome from original 5x4" Ektachrome transparency ED 1/5
47 x 36.5cm (image) 63 x 52.5cm (fr)
Condition Excellent
Exhibition label signed with title and edition verso
Exhibited Tasmania's Wilderness Photographs by Peter Dombrovskis, North Hobart Photographic Gallery 18/11/82 - 13/12/82 (22) Catalogue attached verso
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Peter Dombrovskis Australian photographer, known for his iconic Tasmanian wilderness scenes. On 28th March 1996, Peter died while photographing in the Western Arthur Range in southwest Tasmania. In 2003 he was posthumously inducted into the International Photography Hall of Fame, the first Australian photographer to reach this milestone.
A copy of this work is listed in the collection of The National Library of Australia
All Peter's photographs were taken with a large format Linhof Master Technika 5 x 4 inch flatbed field camera. He used three lenses; a 90mm Nikkor F4.5, a 150mm Schneider Symar-S (standard lens), and a 300mm Nikkor MF9. He sometimes used a polarizing filter.
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