Atlantis - Old Chichen by Gordon Nicolson
Atlantis - Old Chichen
Gordon Nicolson
Title
Atlantis - Old Chichen
Artist
Gordon Nicolson
1891 - 1975 (biography)Year
c. 1940
Technique
vintage gelatin silver print
Image Size
16 x 19 15/16"
Signature
artist's stamp verso
Edition Size
not stated
Annotations
ink titled, lower left
Reference
Paper
State
Publisher
artist
Inventory ID
19684
Price
$250.00
Description
From a series of photographs of pre-Columbian ruins by Gordon Nicolson.
These figures are considered to be "massive statues of Toltec warriors" and they were made out of stones such as limestone, sandstone, or volcanic rock. Carved by hand, using stone tools like small chisels for sculpting, scrapers of various sizes to shape and add little detail and stone hammers to break the stones.