APPROX 300 PIECES THE MALDIVES - WATERFRONT ARCHITECTURE AT SUNSET BY BERNARD FANNING

A STRIKING PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINT CAPTURING THE DISTINCTIVE ARCHITECTURE AND WATERFRONT CHARACTER OF THE MALDIVES AT GOLDEN HOUR. THE COMPOSITION FEATURES TRADITIONAL THATCHED-ROOF STRUCTURES WITH CHARACTERISTIC PEAKED ROOFLINES SILHOUETTED AGAINST A LUMINOUS SKY, THEIR FORMS REFLECTED IN CALM WATERS BELOW. CORAL STONE OR RUBBLE BREAKWATERS ANCHOR THE FOREGROUND, THEIR WARM RUSSET TONES ECHOING THE SUNSET PALETTE. A YELLOW WATER TAXI OR TRANSPORT VESSEL IS VISIBLE MID-COMPOSITION, ADDING HUMAN SCALE AND ACTIVITY TO THE SCENE.

PHOTOGRAPHER:
- PHOTOGRAPHER: BERNARD FANNING
- SIGNATURE: PRINTED LOWER RIGHT MARGIN

SUBJECT AND COMPOSITION:
THE PRINT DOCUMENTS THE VERNACULAR MARITIME ARCHITECTURE OF THE MALDIVES, WITH PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN BUILT STRUCTURES AND THE SURROUNDING WATER ENVIRONMENT. THE GOLDEN-HOUR LIGHTING CREATES DRAMATIC TONAL CONTRAST, EMPHASISING THE GEOMETRIC FORMS OF THE PEAKED ROOFS AGAINST THE SKY. THE INCLUSION OF THE WORKING VESSEL SUGGESTS THIS IS A FUNCTIONAL WATERFRONT RATHER THAN A PURELY SCENIC VIEW.

CONDITION: THE PRINT IS IN GOOD CONDITION WITH VIBRANT COLOUR SATURATION. THE WARM GOLDEN AND AMBER TONES CHARACTERISTIC OF SUNSET PHOTOGRAPHY ARE WELL-PRESERVED. SURFACE SHOWS MINOR AGE-RELATED MARKS CONSISTENT WITH CAREFUL HANDLING AND DISPLAY. NO TEARS, CREASES, OR SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE OBSERVED.

PRESENTATION: MOUNTED ON WHITE BOARD BACKING AS SHOWN. SUITABLE FOR FRAMING OR DISPLAY AS-IS.

Condition: Good - Refer To Images

11649+13

Location of item: 60 Marple Avenue, Villawood, NSW, Australia

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