Camera Work Number VII was described by Stieglitz as “the gum print” number as it gathered representative examples of that typically pictorialist printing process from three different photographers: the Hofmeisters, Demachy and Steichen. About the Frenchman’s works, Stieglitz wrote: “The two pictures by M. Robert Demachy speak for themselves. From the father of gum-printing these prints, together with his article thereon, must prove of exceptional value to the student.” These pictures were two of Demachy’s masterpieces, a study of artificial lighting depicting two young girls dressed as ballet dancers (Behind the Scenes) and a Turnerian snapshot full of atmosphere and modernity (Speed).