Collection: HAND-TINTED PHOTOGRAPHS
HAND-TINTING or HAND-COLOURING is defined as "the art of adding colour to an original black and white photograph, which was done before colour-photography was invented." Colorists used a stylus, pin, oil pencils or cotton swabs to manually apply colour pigments such as translucent oils, dyes or even tempera.
DID YOU KNOW? ALL artwork in the "Hand-Tinted Photographs" collection are guaranteed originals, there are NO reproductions. All photos are of the actual artwork for sale. Please remember there may be shadows or reflections in the photos, but nothing is hidden, and I try to describe the item with accuracy. If you have any questions, or wish additional photographs for clarification, please “Contact Us” and we will respond immediately. Thank you for visiting.
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"A STONE MANSION" The Vintage Black & White Hand-Tinted Photograph of a Mystery Mansion!
Regular price $50.00 CADRegular priceUnit price / per -
'CABOT TRAIL', A Vintage Nova Scotia Hand-Tinted Photograph, in simple Amish Style Frame
Regular price $75.00 CADRegular priceUnit price / per -
'EAST RIVER, ST. MARY'S', Pictou County, Nova Scotia Hand-Tinted Black & White Framed Photograph by F.O. MacLeod
Regular price $130.00 CADRegular priceUnit price / per -
'GASPEREAUX RIVER, NOVA SCOTIA', Hand-Tinted Antique Photograph in Amish Style Frame
Regular price $75.00 CADRegular priceUnit price / per -
'THE WINTER TRAIL', A Hand-Tinted Black & White Photograph by J.H. Allen of Nelson B.C.
Regular price $180.00 CADRegular priceUnit price / per -
'VICTORIA PARK', Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island Vintage Hand-Tinted Photograph by Oliver Cleveland Craswell
Regular price $185.00 CADRegular priceUnit price / per -
A Famous Antique Alberta Hand-Tinted Black & White "Maleg" Photograph: 'THE TRAIL RIDERS, Waterton Lakes'
Regular price $375.00 CADRegular priceUnit price / per -
A Famous Hand-Tinted Antique B&W Photograph by "Maleg" of 'MALIGNE LAKE, Jasper National Park', Alberta, Canada
Regular price $285.00 CADRegular priceUnit price / per -
A Small Vintage Hand-Tinted B&W East Coast Photograph: 'BEND IN THE RIVER'
Regular price $45.00 CADRegular priceUnit price / per -
A Vintage Mid-Century Hand-Tinted Photograph by Pittaway & Jarvis Photography: 'LAKE LOUISE, ALBERTA, CANADA'
Regular price $85.00 CADRegular priceUnit price / per -
A Vintage Wintertime at Sunset Hand-Tinted Photograph: 'EVENING SHADOWS'
Regular price $80.00 CADRegular priceUnit price / per -
Antique Black & White Sepia-Toned Alberta Photo: SNOW CAPPED MOUNTAINS OF LAKE LOUISE
Regular price $75.00 CADRegular priceUnit price / per -
Antique Hand-Tinted Black & White Framed Photograph by L.H. Read: 'SALUTATION COVE, PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND'
Regular price $160.00 CADRegular priceUnit price / per -
Antique Hand-Tinted Black & White Photograph from Beautiful British Columbia: 'YOHO NATIONAL PARK'
Regular price $115.00 CADRegular priceUnit price / per -
Antique Hand-Tinted Nova Scotia Fishing Village Photograph by S. Francis: 'DINGWALL, CAPE BRETON'
Regular price $100.00 CADRegular priceUnit price / per -
Antique Hand-Tinted Photograph by F.E. Garrett: SWIRLING WATER, SAINT JOHN, New Brunswick, Canada
Regular price $245.00 CADRegular priceUnit price / per -
Antique Hand-Tinted Photograph by H. L. STANDLEY: "Longs Peak from Gem Lake Crater Park Colorado"
Regular price $425.00 CADRegular priceUnit price / per -
Antique Hand-Tinted Photograph by JACK STOCKS: 'PENTICTON, British Columbia'
Regular price $125.00 CADRegular priceUnit price / per -
Antique Hand-Tinted Photograph of a Fishing Village: 'EAST COAST MARITIMES'
Regular price $65.00 CADRegular priceUnit price / per -
Antique Hand-Tinted Photograph of Minden, Ontario, by Anne Shepherd: 'PEACEFUL PASTURES'
Regular price $80.00 CADRegular priceUnit price / per -
Antique Hand-Tinted Photograph: CAPILANO RIVER & THE LIONS, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Regular price $150.00 CADRegular priceUnit price / per -
Antique Hand-Tinted Scenic Lake Photograph by F. H. Rohusal: 'INTO THE WEST'
Regular price $75.00 CADRegular priceUnit price / per -
Antique Nova Scotia Hand-Tinted B&W Framed Photograph: 'PEGGY'S COVE'
Regular price $65.00 CADRegular priceUnit price / per -
BOW LAKE, MT RUNDLE, LAKE LOUISE...A RARE TRIO of Matching Hand-Tinted Alberta CANADA Photographs by Byron Harmon!
Regular price $375.00 CADRegular priceUnit price / per
Did You Know?
The golden age of hand-tinted, or hand-coloured photography in the western hemisphere occurred between 1900 and 1940. The increased demand for hand-coloured landscape photographs at the beginning of the 20th century is largely attributed to the work of Wallace Nutting, a New England minister who pursued hand-coloured landscape photography when he opened a professional studio in 1904. He spent 35 years creating hand-coloured photographs, and became the best-selling hand-coloured photographer of all time. Many Canadian photographers followed, including our famous East Coast Marine Photographer, Wallace MacAskill.
Between 1915 and 1925 hand-coloured photographs were popular among the middle classes in the USA, Canada, Bermuda and the Bahamas as affordable and stylish wedding, holiday, friendship gifts, and vacation souvenirs. With the start of the Great Depression in 1929, and the subsequent decrease in the numbers of middle class, sales of hand-coloured photos decreased. By the 1950s, the availability of colour film all but stopped the production of hand-coloured photographs. The upsurge in popularity of antiques and collectibles in the 1960s, however, renewed an interest in hand-coloured photographs.