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The Ghost of the Sea by Joaquim Pla Janini
El fantasma del mar, Joaquim Pla Janini, 1945
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Num. inventory: 21655F
Object name: bromoil prints
Title: El fantasma del mar
Object date: 1945
Color: black and white
Suport: Paper
Author: Joaquim Pla Janini
Technique and material: bromoil transported on paper
Photography
Photograph dated to 1945 by Joaquim Pla Janini (1879-1970), a referential figure within Catalan photography. More specifically, Pla Janini is an important figure among the pictorialists who defended the artistic status of the photographer, comparing their work to that of painters, photographing themes full of symbolism that were often far from reality. In order to achieve a pictorial effect, the pictorialists used the carbon print technique or, in the case of Pla Janini, the bromoil process.
The Maritime Museum of Barcelona conserves the more maritime part of Pla Janini’s work, with a total of 34 bromoils taken between 1940 and 1960. These include landscapes and portraits of seafarers, anthropological themes that emphasize traditional activities like fishing or shipbuilding, with a great technical perfection and balanced composition.
