About this artwork
This is John Muir Wood's most extraordinary picture in several ways. It is an enclosed landscape. The tightly knit branches of the trees resist rather than invite the viewer. Wood was a music publisher and pianist and apparently saw his photographs like musical themes played by different instruments. He explored the use of metals for toning the prints in different colours. This is a uranium print. Its rich, deep colour adds to the mystery and confusion of the image.
Updated before 2020
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artist:John Muir Wood (1805 - 1892) Scottish
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title:A Woodland Study
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date created:About 1850
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materials:Uranium print
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measurements:12.30 x 15.20 cm
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object type:
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credit line:Sir Alan Muir Wood Collection, presented 1985
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accession number:PGP W 96
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John Muir Wood
John Muir Wood
John Muir Wood came from a family of Edinburgh piano makers and music publishers. He was sent abroad in 1826 to Paris and Vienna to study the piano. Returning to Edinburgh in 1828 as a music teacher, he entered the family business with his brother. His knowledge of photography may date from his...