Ebonised Artists' Reducing Lens, c.1900

Name: Ebonised Artists' Reducing Lens, C.1900
SKU: as1132a1090
Price: 225.00 GBP
Availability: InStock

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An ebonised artists' table top reducing lens, circa. late 19th / early 20th century.

Nineteenth-century artists used reducing lenses, sometimes called 'diminishing glasses', to see a wider scene in miniature, helping them simplify tonal ranges, colour, and composition. These handheld and tabletop lenses, acting as the opposite of a magnifier, allowed painters to check perspective and fit complex landscapes or subjects onto their canvases, acting as an early, analog artistic filter.

This table top example has a wood-mounted lens upon a turned pillar and base. Light signs of wear commensurate with age. Displays well extremely.

Dimensions:-

Height: 22cm

Diameter of base: 12cm

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Price

£225.00

$301.84

€258.32

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