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Yosemite Engine Company, 17 x 25 (2026) Photograph by Francois de Melogue
43.18 x 63.5cm (unframed) / 40.64 x 60.96cm (actual image size)
£220.03
Artwork description
Yosemite Engine Company
Francois de Melogue
2026 | Archival pigment print on archival satin photo paper. | 17 x 25
The Yosemite Engine Company stands at the edge of Chester village on a
morning when the hills have gone the particular green of late May, a color
almost too saturated to believe. The building is old red clapboard, its
paint cracked to the grain in places, the white trim still crisp against
it. A hose tower rises from the center peak, cedar-shingled at the cap, a
small window at its crown looking out over nothing in particular. Across
the lawn, dandelions have seeded themselves into the grass, yellow going to
white. Behind the station, the white dome of the town hall sits against the
hillside, its weathervane still in the warm air.
The sign on the facade reads YOSEMITE ENGINE COMPANY in small, deliberate
letters. The building was raised in 1879 and it still carries the logic of
its purpose: a place where neighbors kept the hoses dry, the bell ready,
and the engine close. The hard Vermont light falls flat against the red
siding and makes every weathered board count. The tower is tall because wet
hose needs height to drain. The windows are where the meetings were held.
Everything means something, and nothing has been added that did not need
to be.
Available in three sizes, each signed and numbered with a certificate of
authenticity:
Fine Art Print 17 x 25 paper, 16 x 24 image | Limited Edition of 50 | $295
Fine Art Print 29 x 43 paper, 28 x 42 image | Limited Edition of 25 | $795
Fine Art Print 41 x 61 paper, 40 x 60 image | Limited Edition of 10 | $1,495
About the print
Each piece is made on location and printed by hand in my Vermont studio
with archival pigment inks rated for over a hundred years of color
stability. The 17 x 25 is printed on Premium Satin paper. The 29 x 43 and
41 x 61 are printed on Luster Photo Paper, 260gsm. Each print carries a
0.5 inch archival white border, ships rolled in a heavy tube, and arrives
with a signed certificate.
About my work
I spent thirty years cooking in farm-to-table kitchens before returning to
the camera. My work is held in private collections across the United States
and Europe. A traveling exhibition is currently on view at The University
of Vermont Medical Center and Burlington City Hall in Vermont, and my
photographs were recently included in the 35th Annual Green Mountain
Photography Show. I am represented in Vermont by Artisan's Gallery in
Waitsfield, ArtHound in Essex, Artists in Residence in Saint Albans, The
Emile Gruppe Gallery, and Remarkable Things in Stowe.
Custom sizes and framing available on request.
Materials used:
Archival pigment print on Premium Satin paper. Shot on a Canon EOS R5 Mark II. Printed in studio on a Canon imagePROGRAF PRO-1100 with museum-grade archival pigment inks.
Details:
- Photograph on Paper
- From a limited edition of 50
- Size: 43.18 x 63.5cm (unframed) / 40.64 x 60.96cm (actual image size)
- Signed and numbered certificate of authenticity
- Style: Photorealistic
- Subject: Architecture and cityscapes
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Artwork description
Yosemite Engine Company
Francois de Melogue
2026 | Archival pigment print on archival satin photo paper. | 17 x 25
The Yosemite Engine Company stands at the edge of Chester village on a
morning when the hills have gone the particular green of late May, a color
almost too saturated to believe. The building is old red clapboard, its
paint cracked to the grain in places, the white trim still crisp against
it. A hose tower rises from the center peak, cedar-shingled at the cap, a
small window at its crown looking out over nothing in particular. Across
the lawn, dandelions have seeded themselves into the grass, yellow going to
white. Behind the station, the white dome of the town hall sits against the
hillside, its weathervane still in the warm air.
The sign on the facade reads YOSEMITE ENGINE COMPANY in small, deliberate
letters. The building was raised in 1879 and it still carries the logic of
its purpose: a place where neighbors kept the hoses dry, the bell ready,
and the engine close. The hard Vermont light falls flat against the red
siding and makes every weathered board count. The tower is tall because wet
hose needs height to drain. The windows are where the meetings were held.
Everything means something, and nothing has been added that did not need
to be.
Available in three sizes, each signed and numbered with a certificate of
authenticity:
Fine Art Print 17 x 25 paper, 16 x 24 image | Limited Edition of 50 | $295
Fine Art Print 29 x 43 paper, 28 x 42 image | Limited Edition of 25 | $795
Fine Art Print 41 x 61 paper, 40 x 60 image | Limited Edition of 10 | $1,495
About the print
Each piece is made on location and printed by hand in my Vermont studio
with archival pigment inks rated for over a hundred years of color
stability. The 17 x 25 is printed on Premium Satin paper. The 29 x 43 and
41 x 61 are printed on Luster Photo Paper, 260gsm. Each print carries a
0.5 inch archival white border, ships rolled in a heavy tube, and arrives
with a signed certificate.
About my work
I spent thirty years cooking in farm-to-table kitchens before returning to
the camera. My work is held in private collections across the United States
and Europe. A traveling exhibition is currently on view at The University
of Vermont Medical Center and Burlington City Hall in Vermont, and my
photographs were recently included in the 35th Annual Green Mountain
Photography Show. I am represented in Vermont by Artisan's Gallery in
Waitsfield, ArtHound in Essex, Artists in Residence in Saint Albans, The
Emile Gruppe Gallery, and Remarkable Things in Stowe.
Custom sizes and framing available on request.
Materials used:
Archival pigment print on Premium Satin paper. Shot on a Canon EOS R5 Mark II. Printed in studio on a Canon imagePROGRAF PRO-1100 with museum-grade archival pigment inks.
Details:
- Photograph on Paper
- From a limited edition of 50
- Size: 43.18 x 63.5cm (unframed) / 40.64 x 60.96cm (actual image size)
- Signed and numbered certificate of authenticity
- Style: Photorealistic
- Subject: Architecture and cityscapes
