Artist Index: Ceylon

Photographer: William L.H. Skeen & Co. (1847-1903). Kandyan woman. 1880s/90s. Albumen print. 27,5 x 21 cm. Photographer's blindstamp in lower right corner; annotated in pencil on the verso.

Some light handling marks/creases, some buckling in edges, otherwise in very good condition with rich strong tones.

Photographer: Charles T. Scowen (1852-1948), William L.H. Skeen & Co. (1847-1903), Colombo Apothecaries & Co and unknown. Views of Ceylon. 1880s/90s. 24 albumen prints. Each circa 21 x 27 cm. Most with photographer's name in the negative in lower left/right corner, each inserted in album page slits, bound in cloth album.
Some handling creases/marks, some with slight fading in edges, otherwise many in very good condition with rich strong tones.

Photographer: Scowen, Platé and unknown. Rubber trees, palms, landscapes, plantations and villages. 1880s/90s. 24 albumen prints. Circa 21 x 28 cm. Most mounted to board.

Some with traces of use/water stains in corners, otherwise in good condition.

Provenance: Günter Heil Collection

Lit.: Raffael Dedo Gadebusch (ed.).Tropical Arcadia. Frühe Fotografie in Ceylon. Berlin 2009, ill. plate 24 and 34.
Joachim K. Bautze. Das koloniale Indien. Photographien von 1855 - 1910. Cologne 2007, ill. p. 79.

Photographer: Alfred W. A. Plâté & Co., Woodbury & Page, Wiele & Klein and unknown. Portrait of a Kanji player, other portraits and fruits of Ceylon. 1860s - 1900. 11 albumen prints. Each circa 26 x 20 cm. Most mounted to board, annotated in pencil on the verso.

Most in good condition and several with strong tones.

Provenance: Günter Heil Collection

Photographer: Charles T. Scowen (1852 - 1948) (6), William L.H. Skeen & Co. (1847 - 1903) (1) and Colombo Apothecaries & Co. (1). Flowers and fruit of Ceylon. 1880s/90s. 8 albumen prints. Each circa 28 x 21 cm. Most with photographer's name in the negative in lower left/right corner, each mounted to board (time-stained).



Provenienz: Günter Heil Collection

Literatur: Raffael Dedo Gadebusch (ed.).Tropical Arcadia. Frühe Fotografie in Ceylon. Berlin 2009, ill. plate 3, 4, 6, 8, 31, 36, 41 and 44.

Photographer: Charles T. Scowen (1852 - 1948), William L.H. Skeen & Co. (1847 - 1903) and Colombo Apothecaries & Co. Jungle and river landscapes of Ceylon. 1880s/90s. 15 albumen prints. Each circa 22 x 28 cm. Most with photographer's name in the negative in lower left/right corner, most mounted to board (time-stained).

Very attractive landscapes showing the lush and diverse vegetation of Sri Lanka.

Provenienz: Günter Heil Collection

Literatur: Raffael Dedo Gadebusch (ed.). Landscapes of Sri Lanka. Berlin 2013, ill. plate 7, 12, 13, 14, 15, 19, 22, 23, 24, 25, 34, 37 and 39.

Photographer: Charles T. Scowen (1852 - 1948), William L.H. Skeen & Co. (1847 - 1903). Trees and ferns of Ceylon. 1880s/90s. 11 albumen prints. Each circa 21 x 27 cm. Most with photographer's name in the negative in lower left/right corner, some mounted to board (time-stained).

This collection includes images of the Indian rubber tree, giant bamboo tree, mimosa plant as well as a working elephant in the forest.

Provenienz: Günter Heil Collection

Literatur: Raffael Dedo Gadebusch (ed.).Tropical Arcadia. Frühe Fotografie in Ceylon. Berlin 2009, ill. plate 7, 28, 32, 38, 40 and 42.
Raffael Dedo Gadebusch (ed.). Landscapes of Sri Lanka. Berlin 2013, ill. plate 3, 9, 20, and 37.

Photographer: Charles T. Scowen (1852 - 1948), William L.H. Skeen & Co. (1847 - 1903) and others. Villages, farms, landscapes and harbor scenes of Ceylon. 1880s/90s. 21 albumen prints and 1 photochrome. Each circa 28 x 21 cm. Some mounted to board (time-stained).

Some images show street traffic in Colombo, including a view of Skeen's photo studio.

Provenienz: Günter Heil Collection

Literatur: Raffael Dedo Gadebusch (ed.). Landscapes of Sri Lanka. Berlin 2013, ill. plate 4, 11, 21, 27, 30, 31, 34, 35, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 47, 48 and 49.
Raffael Dedo Gadebusch (ed.).Tropical Arcadia. Frühe Fotografie in Ceylon. Berlin 2009, ill. plate 30.

Photographer: Alfred W.A. Plâté & Co. (1858/59 - 1931) and unknown. Landscapes and portraits of Ceylon. 1890s. 15 platinum prints. Each circa 23 x 29 cm and 3 smaller. Mounted to board, annotated in German in ink below the image on the mount.

Attractive group of Ceylon images showing the shadow of Adam's Peak, a typical Ceylonese market scene, captured elephants, the rain forest, portrait of a Singalese woman and a studio portrait of snake charmers.

Photographer: Charles T. Scowen & Co. (1852 - 1948) (2), Samuel Bourne (1834 - 1912) (1) and unknown (6). Picturesque views of Ceylon landscapes. 1860s-1880s. 10 albumen prints. Each circa 27 x 20 cm and 20 x 27 cm. Some with photographer's name in the negative in lower left/right corner, most mounted to board.

Most in very good condition with rich strong tones.

Provenance: Günter Heil Collection

Ceylon. Pascaert van't Eylandt Ceylon Voordeßen Taprobana; by de Inwoonders genaemt LANKAUN. Seekarte. Zeitgenöss. grenz- und flächenkolorierter Kupferstich mit ebenso zeitgenöss. kolorierter figürlicher Kartusche und Meilenmesser, zwei Windrosen, Segelschiffen, Elefant und See-Ungeheuer. 51,5 x 59,5 cm. By Joannes van Keulen. Um 1700.
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