Giorgio Sommer (1834–1914), The Anapo River And The Papyrus, Syracuse, Circa 1880, Photograph

Signed vintage albumen print.

The Anapo River and Papyrus, Syracuse.

Scene on the Anapo River, near Syracuse, Sicily, famous for its papyrus.

Three people are depicted in a small boat, sailing along the narrow waterway lined with thick papyrus reeds and other aquatic plants.

The composition guides the viewer’s gaze along the river, creating a sense of depth and tranquility.

Giorgio Sommer (1834–1914) was an Italian photographer of German origin.

A prolific traveler, he took numerous photographs for albums, catalogs, and postcards. He worked in Rome and later opened studios in Naples. He photographed Pompeii as well as the streets and architecture of Naples and scenes of daily life (often staged in the studio). In partnership with the German photographer Edmund Behles, they became the most prolific photographers of that period.

Sommer was appointed official photographer to King Vittorio Emanuele II of Italy.

- Photo size: 20.5 x 25.5 cm
- Mounted on a 40x50 cm mat

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