A night in Moret
Moret-sur-Loing, France · 2024
From 195 €
Limited edition of twenty prints, all sizes and materials combined. Each print is signed, numbered and delivered with a certificate of authenticity.
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My advice for this photo
- Material
- Acrylic glassOn fine art paper, I would choose a baryta paper.
- Framing
- Floater frame · Black
Moret at dusk, reflected in the Loing: acrylic glass gives depth to the evening blue and the reflections.
- Made to order: usually two to three weeks in mainland France and Europe
- Signed-for Colissimo delivery or, depending on the country, a pickup point; courier for Large and Extra large sizes and some framed prints
- Fourteen days to change your mind
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The story behind the photo
Moret-sur-Loing seen from the far bank at the end of the day, with the church tower, the old gate and the mill houses standing along the water, and the Loing itself reduced to a single unbroken surface. The town occupies a narrow horizontal band across the middle of the frame; everything below it is water, everything above it is cloud.
The water is smooth because the exposure was long, and the exposure was long on purpose. At that hour the Loing has small ripples that fragment every reflection and make the picture busy; give the shutter twenty or thirty seconds and the ripples average out into a mirror that doubles the town and doubles the light. What is lost is the texture of the river. What is gained is the silence.
The light is the last of the blue hour: the sky still holds grey and blue while the windows and the street lamps have already turned amber. Those are the twenty minutes when the two light sources are of equal strength, and a town lit from inside sits comfortably in a sky that is not yet dark.
Sisley painted this very bank for years, and the town has changed less than one might expect. I find that reassuring rather than intimidating: a place that has been looked at carefully for a century and a half is not used up; it is simply well known.
I wanted a photograph of a small town at the moment it stops being busy, and a river that agrees to hold still.
- Location
- Moret-sur-Loing, France
- Date
- 2024
- Gallery
- Architecture
Sizes and prices
| Size | Fine art paper | Aluminium Dibond | Acrylic glass |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small45 × 30 cm | 195 € | 300 € | 425 € |
| Medium60 × 40 cm | 275 € | 450 € | 640 € |
| Large90 × 60 cm | 440 € | 670 € | 1 010 € |
| Extra large120 × 80 cm | 580 € | 900 € | 1 470 € |
Price of the print alone, without frame, VAT included. Print dimensions in centimetres; a frame makes them larger.
Materials
Hahnemühle fine art papers (Photo Rag, Museum Etching, Fine Art Baryta…), chosen for each photograph.
Print mounted on 3 mm aluminium Dibond: rigid, light, no glazing.
Print set between 3 mm Dibond and an acrylic sheet: richer colour and depth, resistant to UV and humidity.
Framing, optional
For paper prints: white mount and Plexiglas glazing, museum glass optional.
For aluminium and acrylic: the photo seems to float inside its frame; black or white.
For aluminium and acrylic: an aluminium structure fixed to the back, invisible once hung.
Delivery and returns
Signed-for delivery by Colissimo or, depending on the country, to a pickup point; signed-for delivery by courier for Large and Extra large sizes and some framed prints. Usually two to three weeks in mainland France and Europe, thirty to forty-five days for the French overseas territories and other countries.
Read article 9 of the Terms and Conditions →Fourteen days from receipt to change your mind, except for a print made to a special request. Returns are at your expense.
Read article 10 of the Terms and Conditions →Card, SEPA Direct Debit, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Link or PayPal. The print is made once payment has been received.
Read article 8 of the Terms and Conditions →Lead times, delivery, payment, returns: the answers are in the frequently asked questions. For another size, another material or advice on hanging, write to me.
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