Color Photograph by Manuel Larrañaga Sardiñas: Dodge Capitolio, Framed

Black car with violet reflections prowls a plaza lined with white arcades.

This framed color photograph is by Dodge Capitolio, from Cuba, and is contemporary. It is pigment on paper. Pigment prints are made with pigment-based inks on paper, a process generally chosen for stable colour and fine tonal detail in contemporary photography. Little photograph of a dark car angled toward the viewer, its chrome grille and bumper bright against a gray-toned street. Purple highlights glow along the hood and fender. A yellow sign sits on the roof, and arched buildings stand behind. It is 13.5 inches wide and 12 high.

Black paint with a purple secret just under the sheen.