Nick Simpson

The Gentleman Caller (Nick Simpson Sepia Victorian Styled Theatrical Photograph)

2013

C-type archival print, edition 1 of 3 40 x 30 inches unframed 54 x 43 inches in ornate wood frame with engraved gold detail This antique style figurative photograph was created by London based photographer, Nick Simpson, in 2012. Here, the artist exemplifies steampunk style with a standing man in a tailor suit with details of industrial machinery. Metal gears, wheels, and pipes decorate his uniform while a metal helmet provides ample protection. Simpson includes a slight patina around the sepia toned photograph's edge to accentuate it's antique quality. The photograph is paired with an ornate dark wood frame with engraved gold detail and AR non-glare glass. About the work: London based artist, Nick Simpson, is celebrated for his fictional series entitled The Bumforth Man Collection. The series consists of archival prints inspired by a mythical story concerning a quantity of glass photographic plates discovered in an old oak chest on the Bumforth Manor estate in rural England, the family home of the Gascoigne-Simpson's for over nine generations. These plates, which had laid gathering dust for over a hundred years, were supposedly the work of Simpson’s great grandfather, Samuel Heracles Gascoigne-Simpson, a disciple of William Henry Fox Talbot, commonly considered to be the father of photography. To bring this story to life, Simpson starts by building a set, authentically styled and dressed to re-create the Victorian photographic salons of the late 1900s. This becomes the stage upon which he places his eclectic choice of models and actors, all following his original tight narrative to create a richly detailed tableau. The scene is then captured in a single sitting using an original 1867 'Petzval' lens mounted on a mahogany plate camera...

Duratran print on LED illuminated panel 17 x 15 x 2 inches overall Image size: 10 x 8 inches This antique style figurative photograph was created by London based photographer, Nick Simpson, in 2012. Here, a seated figure clad only in a peculiar headdress poses for the camera. The figure clutches a skull to their chest, and rope is wound loosely around their ankles. Mysterious masks and other props litter the background. Simpson includes a slight patina around the sepia toned photograph's edge to accentuate its antique inspired quality. The Duratran print is paired with a dark wood frame and is mounted on LED illuminated panel attached to a power cord. About the work: London based artist, Nick Simpson, is celebrated for his fictional series entitled The Bumforth Man Collection. The series consists of archival prints inspired by a mythical story concerning a quantity of glass photographic plates discovered in an old oak chest on the Bumforth Manor estate in rural England, the family home of the Gascoigne-Simpson's for over nine generations. These plates, which had laid gathering dust for over a hundred years, were supposedly the work of Simpson’s great grandfather, Samuel Heracles Gascoigne-Simpson, a disciple of William Henry Fox Talbot, commonly considered to be the father of photography. To bring this story to life, Simpson starts by building a set, authentically styled and dressed to re-create the Victorian photographic salons of the late 1900s. This becomes the stage upon which he places his eclectic choice of models and actors, all following his original tight narrative to create a richly detailed tableau. The scene is then captured in a single sitting using an original 1867 'Petzval' lens mounted on a mahogany plate camera...

C-type archival print, edition of 7 12 x 16 inches unframed Pictured here: 26 x 29.5 inches in ornate wood frame with engraved detail Also available: 20 x 24 inch prints for $1800 unframed, edition of 10 30 x 40 inch prints for $3500 unframed, edition of 3 This antique style figurative photograph was created by London based photographer, Nick Simpson, in 2012. Here, the artist employs an old fashioned military aesthetic, adding a touch of whimsy as the uniform clad soldier, brandishing a sword, poses astride a rocking horse. Simpson includes a slight patina around the sepia toned photograph's edge to accentuate its antique inspired quality. The photograph is paired with an ornate dark wood frame with engraved gold detail and AR non-glare glass. About the work: London based artist, Nick Simpson, is celebrated for his fictional series entitled The Bumforth Man Collection. The series consists of archival prints inspired by a mythical story concerning a quantity of glass photographic plates discovered in an old oak chest on the Bumforth Manor estate in rural England, the family home of the Gascoigne-Simpson's for over nine generations. These plates, which had laid gathering dust for over a hundred years, were supposedly the work of Simpson’s great grandfather, Samuel Heracles Gascoigne-Simpson, a disciple of William Henry Fox Talbot, commonly considered to be the father of photography. To bring this story to life, Simpson starts by building a set, authentically styled and dressed to re-create the Victorian photographic salons of the late 1900s. This becomes the stage upon which he places his eclectic choice of models and actors, all following his original tight narrative to create a richly detailed tableau. The scene is then captured in a single sitting using an original 1867 'Petzval' lens mounted on a mahogany plate camera...

C-type archival print, edition of 25 20 x 16 inches unframed 29.5 x 25 inches in ornate wood frame with engraved gold detail This Renaissance inspired photograph was created by London based photographer Nick Simpson in 2005. It is based off of the c. 1540 painting "Venus, Cupid, Folly and Time" by Forentine painter Agnolo Bronzino...

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