David Aschkenas, Large Vintage Photograph Polaroid Transfer Photo Print Gardens Versailles Paris, 1996

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Large scale print, 24 X 36 inches. Framed to 29.5 X 41.5. This was described as Polaroid transfer print. It … Read more Large scale print, 24 X 36 inches. Framed to 29.5 X 41.5. This was described as Polaroid transfer print. It has the feel of a Frisson print. It is hand signed in pencil and dated. It is done in a sepia color tone. The color might have possibly shifted a bit. They are moody atmospheric pieces. These are outside Paris, I believe at Versailles. David Aschkenas is a self-taught photographer making fine art and freelance photography for the past 25 years. He has been the recipient of grants from the NEA and the Polaroid Corporation. He makes photographs for corporations and editorial clients around the world. Aschkenas has been a photographer in Pittsburgh for 30 years, specializing in editorial and fine art photography (he shot Richard Serra's Tilted Arc in the early 1980's) Inspired by Weegee, James Van Der Zee and W. Eugene Smith. He has done a series on Synagogue architecture around the world. Capturing the beauty of synagogues around Europe. Prague, Budapest, Krakow, Amsterdam, Venice, and Florence are all featured in this photo collection. David Aschkenas work has been featured in the Carnegie Museum of Art, The Minneapolis Institute of the Arts, the University of Alaska Museum, The Polaroid Corporation, The Howard Heinz Endowment, and The A.W. Mellon Educational and Charitable Trust Foundation. See less