Re: "gold toned" gelatin silver print
Luis Nadeau (nadeaul@nbnet.nb.ca)
Tue, 10 Jun 1997 00:18:24 -0300
At 6:37 PM -0700 97/06/09, John Merillat wrote:
>This weekend I attended the Friends of Photography auction in San
>Francisco.
>One of the prints sold was by a photographer named Robert Bourdeau, and
>was described in the catalog as a "gold toned gelatin silver print".
>
>It didn't look like prints that I have seen toned with the commercially
>available Kodak gold toner. The image had an appealing shimmering metallic
>look, and some of the highlight areas had a slight gold color. It really
>stood out from the other silver prints nearby.
>
>Is anyone on the list familiar with this person's work, or does this toning
>technique sound familiar? Could this be a gold chloride formula?
>
>I believe the photographer might be Canadian- the title of the image was
>"Quebec, Canada" and was donated by Jane Corkin Gallery of Toronto.
He is a wellknown Canadian photographer and he is represented by Jane
Corkin in Toronto. You don't remember the date on the print? It's likely
that the paper he used is no longer available. I might be able to dig out
his address somewhere. Others on this list, in Toronto, might have more
info.
Luis Nadeau
NADEAUL@NBNET.NB.CA
Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada