Trout on Table: Striking c. 1880s Stereoview, Charles E. Smith Vermont collages I’ve just leaned (my ignorance)

I’ve just leaned (my ignorance) that the image is referred to as “Rock of Ages

circa 1930s-40s

but due to the way she is constructed

Overall paper size: 11 7/8" x 7 7/8"

I have to think as means to play out all sorts of conflicts and dramas

Trout on Table: Striking c. 1880s Stereoview, Charles E. Smith Vermont collages I’ve just leaned (my ignorance)This is the last of a handful of striking (I think) stereoviews I purchased together that came from one collection, and this may be my favorite of all them. Feels to me one part Dutch still life, one part French Surrealist, and one part magic trick waiting to happen. And just a stunning photograph formally, times two, made even better by the orange perimeter of the card. 7" x 3 7 8". Charles E. Smith, Bristol, VT. c. 1880s I believe. Scattered stains