Chappar Rift, Khalifat Mountain, Baluchistan
About this artwork
This striking, desolate landscape stands out from Fred Bremner’s other work. He has managed to convey the expanse of this desert province, something that artists and photographers of India were continually struggling to achieve. Bremner described Baluchistan as "by no means naturally fertile; nothing but barren mountains and plains to be seen except in a few places, although heavy falls of snow often cover the country during winter; but summer after summer scarcely a drop of rain is to be seen… The soil is most productive, and it is surprising to see the beauty which springs into existence, due in great measure to artificial means of watering the soil".
Updated before 2020
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artist:Fred BremnerScottish (1863 - 1941)
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title:Chappar Rift, Khalifat Mountain, Baluchistan
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date created:About 1889
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materials:Albumen print
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measurements:20.60 x 26.60 cm
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credit line:Presented by Patrick Cave Browne, 1985
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accession number:PGP 116.9
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Fred Bremner
Fred Bremner
Fred Bremner, the son of a professional photographer in Banff, travelled to India in 1882 and worked there for nearly forty years. He moved all the time, covering vast distances to photograph colonial officers and their families as well as members of the native aristocracy. Bremner was fascinated...