Category: 1920s

Doña Juana (1928)

Juana im Kampf mit ihrem Spiegelbild im Teich [Doña Juana, 1928] UHU 4.1927-28, H.3 Elisabeth Bergner in Dona Juana, 1928
Juana im Kampf mit ihrem Spiegelbild im Teich [Doña Juana, 1928]. UHU Magazin, Band 4, H.3, Dezember 1927
Juana im Kampf mit ihrem Spiegelbild im Teich [Doña Juana, 1928] UHU 4.1927-28, H.3 Elisabeth Bergner in Dona Juana, 1928
Juana fighting her reflection in the pond [Doña Juana, 1928]. UHU Magazin, Band 4, H.3, Dezember 1927
In Erwartung des Geliebten In anticipation of the beloved UHU 4.1927-28, H.3 Elisabeth Bergner in Dona Juana, 1928
In anticipation of the beloved [Doña Juana, 1928]. UHU Magazin, Band 4, H.3, Dezember 1927
In Erwartung des Geliebten UHU 4.1927-28, H.3 Elisabeth Bergner in Dona Juana, 1928
In Erwartung des Geliebten / In anticipation of the loved one [Doña Juana, 1928]. UHU Magazin, Band 4, H.3, Dezember 1927
Elisabeth Bergner als Spanierin UHU 4.1927-28, H.3 Elisabeth Bergner als Spanierin
Elisabeth Bergner als Spanierin [Doña Juana, 1928]. UHU Magazin, Band 4, H.3, Dezember 1927
Elisabeth Bergner als Spanierin UHU 4.1927-28, H.3 Elisabeth Bergner als Spanierin
Elisabeth Bergner as a Spanish woman [Doña Juana, 1928]. UHU Magazin, Band 4, H.3, Dezember 1927

All images from UHU Magazin: Mit Elisabeth Bergner in Spanien by Paul Czinner, a detailed review of Béla Balázs film Doña Juana, starring Elisabeth Bergner. Aufnahmen: Poetic-Film (phot. Ewald)

Narcissus by Laura Gilpin

LAURA GILPIN (1891–1979) Narcissus, 1926 platinum print, mounted on card signed and dated in pencil Christies
Laura Gilpin (1891–1979) :: Narcissus, 1926; platinum print, mounted on card signed and dated in pencil. | src Christie’s
Laura Gilpin (American, 1891-1979) :: Narcisus, 1928. Platinum print. | src Bonhams
Print, Verso: u.l. to c.r. in ink: Narcissus \ 1926 [sic] \ Exhibited \ Brooklyn Institute of Arts & Sciences \ Oct. 1922 [sic] \ Photographic Society of Philadelphia \ Chicago Camera Club. 1929 (Feb) \ Omaha Camera Club \ Photo Pictorialists of Milwauke [sic] 1929 \ California Camera Club May 1929 \ Camera Club of New York. Dec 1-15 1928 \ Hon. Mention 8th Annual Competition American Photography
Laura Gilpin (1891-1979) :: Narcissus; 1928. Platinum print. | src Amon Carter Museum of American Art

On verso of the Amon Carter Museum version (above this), there are a list of exhibitions and awards : Print, Verso:
u.l. to c.r. in ink: Narcissus \ 1926 [sic] \ Exhibited \ Brooklyn Institute of Arts & Sciences \ Oct. 1922 [sic] \ Photographic Society of Philadelphia \ Chicago Camera Club. 1929 (Feb) \ Omaha Camera Club \ Photo Pictorialists of Milwauke [sic] 1929 \ California Camera Club May 1929 \ Camera Club of New York. Dec 1-15 1928 \ Hon. Mention 8th Annual Competition American Photography

Also, this additional information: u.c. on paper label: [printed]: A PHOTOGRAPH BY \ LAURA GILPIN \ SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO \ [typed]: A PLATINUM PRINT \ NARCISSUS \ 1928

Freeman by Stieglitz, 1921-1922

Alfred Stieglitz :: American stage actress Helen Freeman (1886 – 1960), 1921. Palladium print. | src NGA (The Key Set · National Gallery of Art)
Alfred Stieglitz :: American stage actress Helen Freeman (1886 – 1960), 1921. Palladium print. | src NGA (The Key Set · National Gallery of Art)
Alfred Stieglitz Key Set

In 1949, Georgia O’Keeffe and the Alfred Stieglitz Estate donated 1,311 photographs by Alfred Stieglitz to the National Gallery of Art and placed on deposit an additional collection of 331 portraits of O’Keeffe, which were later given to the Gallery in 1980. This collection, known as the Key Set, is an unparalleled selection of Stieglitz’s photographs, containing at least one print of every mounted photograph in his possession at the time of his death. It remains one of the most important photographic collections in existence. Carefully selected by O’Keeffe to include the finest examples, the Key Set traces the evolution of Stieglitz’s work, from its inception in the 1880s to its rich maturation in the 1930s, and thoroughly documents all aspects of his decisive contribution to the art of photography.

Previously available only in print, the Alfred Stieglitz Key Set online Edition represents the definitive publication on the artist’s work. Incorporating updated scholarship, including recent conservation findings, as well as overviews of the major periods in his art, robust search functionality, and advanced image viewing and comparison tools, the Online Edition opens up new avenues for researching—and being inspired by—Stieglitz’s work.

Explore highlights of the Key Set, browse by subject or person, or search the Key Set to view all Key Set photographs and filter results by Key Set number, negative date, photographic process, or other criteria. [permalink]

Alfred Stieglitz :: Helen Freeman, 1921. Palladium print. Alfred Stieglitz Collection · NGA
Alfred Stieglitz :: Helen Freeman, 1921. Palladium print. Alfred Stieglitz Collection · NGA

A dancer, actress, and writer, Helen Freeman (Corle) probably met Stieglitz and O’Keeffe in the early 1920s through her friendship with Mitchell Kennerley, owner of the Anderson Galleries.

The photographs and Key Set numbers 711-716 were made on at least two separate occasions between late November 1921 and Fall 1922.

“My Dear Miss. Freeman: The exposures have been developed. And there are proofs.—I have been thinking them over.—Some I feel are acceptable.—At least as a beginning. Early next week, should you find time, I’ll make another series.—And when you come, you’ll see the proofs” (Stieglitz to Helen Freeman, 1 December 1921 [Sotheby’s, auction catalogue, 17 April 1991, lot 123A])

quoted from NGA

Alfred Stieglitz :: Helen Freeman, 1921. Palladium print. Alfred Stieglitz Collection · NGA
Alfred Stieglitz :: Helen Freeman, 1921. Palladium print. Alfred Stieglitz Collection · NGA

Freeman by Stieglitz (hands)

Alfred Stieglitz :: Helen Freeman, 1921. Palladium print. Alfred Stieglitz Collection · NGA
Alfred Stieglitz :: Helen Freeman [hands], 1921. Palladium print. Alfred Stieglitz Collection · NGA
Alfred Stieglitz :: Helen Freeman, 1921. Palladium print. Alfred Stieglitz Collection · NGA
Alfred Stieglitz :: Helen Freeman [hands], 1921. Palladium print. Alfred Stieglitz Collection · NGA

A dancer, actress, and writer, Helen Freeman (Corle) probably met Stieglitz and O’Keeffe in the early 1920s through her friendship with Mitchell Kennerley, owner of the Anderson Galleries.

The photographs and Key Set numbers 711-716 were made on at least two separate occasions between late November 1921 and Fall 1922.

“My Dear Miss. Freeman: The exposures have been developed. And there are proofs.—I have been thinking them over.—Some I feel are acceptable.—At least as a beginning. Early next week, should you find time, I’ll make another series.—And when you come, you’ll see the proofs” (Stieglitz to Helen Freeman, 1 December 1921 [Sotheby’s, auction catalogue, 17 April 1991, lot 123A])

quoted from NGA

Alfred Stieglitz :: American stage actress Helen Freeman (1886 – 1960), 1921. Palladium print. | src NGA (The Key Set · National Gallery of Art)
Alfred Stieglitz Key Set

In 1949, Georgia O’Keeffe and the Alfred Stieglitz Estate donated 1,311 photographs by Alfred Stieglitz to the National Gallery of Art and placed on deposit an additional collection of 331 portraits of O’Keeffe, which were later given to the Gallery in 1980. This collection, known as the Key Set, is an unparalleled selection of Stieglitz’s photographs, containing at least one print of every mounted photograph in his possession at the time of his death. It remains one of the most important photographic collections in existence. Carefully selected by O’Keeffe to include the finest examples, the Key Set traces the evolution of Stieglitz’s work, from its inception in the 1880s to its rich maturation in the 1930s, and thoroughly documents all aspects of his decisive contribution to the art of photography.

Previously available only in print, the Alfred Stieglitz Key Set online Edition represents the definitive publication on the artist’s work. Incorporating updated scholarship, including recent conservation findings, as well as overviews of the major periods in his art, robust search functionality, and advanced image viewing and comparison tools, the Online Edition opens up new avenues for researching—and being inspired by—Stieglitz’s work.

Explore highlights of the Key Set, browse by subject or person, or search the Key Set to view all Key Set photographs and filter results by Key Set number, negative date, photographic process, or other criteria. [permalink]

Drei Aquarelle von Dodo

Dodo (Dörte Clara Wolff) (Berlin 1907 - 1998 London) Keine Chance. Aquarell u. Deckweiß über Bleistift auf chamoisfarbenem Karton. 1929. | src Lehr Kunstauktionen
Dodo (Dörte Clara Wolff) (Berlin 1907 – 1998 London)
Keine Chance. Aquarell u. Deckweiß über Bleistift auf chamoisfarbenem Karton. 1929. | src Lehr Kunstauktionen
Dodo (Dörte Clara Wolff; 1907 - 1998) :: Revue-Tanzpaar, 1929. Zeichnung. | src Staatlichen Museen zu Berlin
Dodo (Dörte Clara Wolff; 1907 – 1998) :: Revue-Tanzpaar, 1929. Zeichnung. | src Staatlichen Museen zu Berlin
Dodo (Dörte Clara Wolff) :: Puppy Love, 1929. Gouache über Bleistift auf Karton. | src Kunkel Fine Art
Dodo (Dörte Clara Wolff) (Berlin 1907 - 1998 London) Keine Chance. Aquarell u. Deckweiß über Bleistift auf chamoisfarbenem Karton. 1929. | src Lehr Kunstauktionen
Dodo (Dörte Clara Wolff) (Berlin 1907 – 1998 London)
Keine Chance. Aquarell u. Deckweiß über Bleistift auf chamoisfarbenem Karton. 1929. | src Lehr Kunstauktionen

Sonja Georgiewa by Zimbler

Sonja Georgiewa, die berühmte bulgarische Tänzerin. Photo Zimbler, Wien. Moderne Welt, Jahrgang 10, Heft 12. März, 1929 | ÖNB
Sonja Georgiewa, die berühmte bulgarische Tänzerin. Photo Zimbler, Wien. Moderne Welt, Jahrgang 10, Heft 12. März, 1929 | ÖNB
Sonya Georgieva, the famous Bulgarian dancer. Photo Zimbler, Wien. Moderne Welt, volume 10, issue 12. March 1929 | ÖNB
Sonja Georgiewa, die berühmte bulgarische Tänzerin. Photo Zimbler, Wien. Moderne Welt, Jahrgang 10, Heft 12. März, 1929 | ÖNB
Sonja Georgiewa, die berühmte bulgarische Tänzerin. Photo Zimbler, Wien. Moderne Welt, Jahrgang 10, Heft 12. März, 1929 | ÖNB

Woman on anthill circa 1922

Frank J. Magee :: A woman sits on top of a large white anthill near Elizabethville (Belgian Congo), before 10-1922. | Nat Geo
Frank J. Magee :: A woman sits on top of a large white anthill near Elizabethville (Belgian Congo), before 10-1922. | Nat Geo

A woman sits on top of a large white anthill, some of which can rise up to 40 feet high, near Elizabethville in the former Belgian Congo. The image was taken for a story in the October 1922 issue about a navy operation in Africa during World War I (National Geographic / Nat Geo). Photograph by Frank J. Magee.