End of pier
Berck-sur-Mer, Pas-de-Calais, France · 2022
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
- Fine art paper · matt cotton
- Framing
- Classic frame · White · up to Large
Almost nothing: a low pier and a motionless sea, all in pale tones. Matt cotton paper keeps this softness, and the white frame this silence.
- 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
- Card, SEPA Direct Debit, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Link or PayPal
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The story behind the photo
Almost nothing happens in this picture, which took some deciding. A low spit of stone runs in from the right, the sea lies absolutely flat around it, and two people stand at the far end looking out. Everything else is a gradient from pink to pale blue.
I framed with the horizon near the middle and the spit entering low, so the composition is essentially two horizontal bands and one line. That is all the structure it can take. Any foreground interest, any rock, any bird, and the emptiness stops working.
The colour is real. At this hour on this coast the sky goes a soft mauve-pink and the wet sand returns it, and because the water was mirror-still there is no edge at all between the two. I resisted adding contrast in the edit; the whole subject is the absence of contrast.
The two figures are strangers I waited for. I had the frame set up for twenty minutes with nothing in it, and it was flat and dull. They walked out to the end, stopped, and the picture immediately had a reason to exist: scale, and something to look at the emptiness with.
- Location
- Berck-sur-Mer, Pas-de-Calais, France
- Date
- 2022
- Gallery
- Landscape
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. The mount puts space between the photo and the frame: a classic, understated look that draws the eye to the image.
For aluminium and acrylic, black or white. A narrow gap separates the photo from the moulding: it seems to hang suspended inside its frame, for a contemporary look.
For aluminium and acrylic: an aluminium structure fixed to the back, invisible once hung. The photo seems to rest on the wall, slightly set off from it.
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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