Category: photography, photographie, fotografia, fotografía, Fotografie

Nude by Jozsef Pecsi

József Pécsi (1889-1956) ~ Nude from: A fényképezö müvészete (The art of photography), Budapest, undated (ca. 1928). Second edition, expanded and with new photographs | src Bassenge Auktionen

Bauhäuslerin mit Maske · 1927

Hajo Rose (1910-1989) ~ Bauhäuslerin mit Maske (Katja im Bauhaus), um 1930 | src Deutsche Fotothek
Bauhaus student in a mask from the Triadic Ballet, ca.1927. Courtesy Getty Research Institute | src frieze
From: Bauhausmädels. A Tribute to Pioneering Women Artists (Taschen, 2019)

Adolf de Meyer · Japan 1900

Adolf de Meyer (1868–1946) ~ [Kofukuji Temple, Nara, Japan], 1900. Gelatin silver print | src The Met
Adolf de Meyer (1868–1946) ~ Cherry Blossoms, Small Bridge over Creek, Japan, 1900. Gelatin silver print | src The Met
Adolf de Meyer (1868–1946) ~ [Cherry Trees Along a Canal], 1900. Carbon print | src The Met
Adolf de Meyer (1868–1946) ~ [Horikiri Iris Garden, Tokyo, Japan], 1900. Gelatin silver print | src The Met
Adolf de Meyer (1868–1946) ~ [View Through the Window of a Garden, Japan], 1900. Platinum print | src The Met
Adolf de Meyer (1868–1946) ~ [Shinkyo Bridge, Nikkō, Japan], 1900. Gelatin silver print | src The Met
Adolf de Meyer (1868–1946) ~ [Fushimi Inari Taisha, Kyoto, Japan], 1900. Platinum print | src The Met
Adolf de Meyer (1868–1946) ~ Torii Gate at Lakeside, Japan, 1900. Gelatin silver print | src The Met
Adolf de Meyer (1868–1946) ~ [Golden Pavilion, Kyoto, Japan], 1900. Gelatin silver print | src The Met
Adolf de Meyer (1868–1946) ~ Kofukuji Temple, Nara, Japan, 1900. Gelatin silver print | src The Met

Margo Lion by Atelier Binder

Atelier Binder ~ Margo Lion (1899-1989). Kabarettistin, Chansonniere,Schauspielerin, Stark geschminkt, mit verschränkten Armen, 1927; veröffentlicht in: UHU 9/1930 und UHU 3/1933 | src getty images
Atelier Binder ~ Margo Lion (1899-1989). Cabaret artist, singer, actress, heavily made up, with crossed arms. Published in 1927 in: UHU 9/1930 and UHU 3/1933 | src getty images

Maria Schreker by Frieda Riess

Frieda Riess (1890-1954) ~ Maria Schreker, née Binder, opera Singer, wife of the composer Franz Schreker. Portrait in the main role in the opera ‘Der Schatzgräber’ (The Treasure Hunter), 1923 | src getty images

Alvarez Bravo · El eclipse · Sheets

Manuel Álvarez Bravo (1902-2002) ~ El eclipse, 1933 | src Christie’s
Manuel Álvarez Bravo (1902-2002) ~ El eclipse (The Eclipse), 1933 | src Leitz

In El eclipse (1933), Álvarez Bravo achieved a dynamic geometry of crisscrossing diagonals. Standing on a shallow corner of a rooftop, a woman is partially concealed by sheets bleaching in the sun and by her dark rebozo, which she presumably holds in front of her face to look at an eclipse. His carefully composed images reveal his modern sense of aesthetics. | text Blanton Museum of Art Collections

Manuel Álvarez Bravo (1902-2002) ~ El eclipse / Sábanas (Sheets), 1933 | src Nelson-Atkins museum & Manuel Alvarez Bravo
Manuel Álvarez Bravo (1902-2002) ~ El eclipse (The Eclipse), 1933. From ‘Fifteen Photographs by Manuel Álvarez Bravo’ (The Double Elephant Press Ltd., NY, 1974 | src Sotheby’s

mulating the pose of a Flamenco dancer, this woman dramatically turns her head sideways and upwards, while extending one arm high up in the air. Holding a black, sheer cloth over her face and shielding her eyes from the strong Mexican sun, she enacts Manuel Alvarez Bravo’s conception of an eclipse.
At the same time, light bounces off the hanging white sheets, saturating the off-center areas of the photograph.

Alvarez Bravo made many images of linens and clotheslines, exploring the interplay between draped fabric and angular architecture. Here, the addition of a figure, seemingly engaged in a performance, adds mystery and animation to an otherwise formal study. | text: Getty museum

Manuel Álvarez Bravo (1902-2002) ~ El eclipse / Sábanas (Sheets), 1933. From Fifteen Photographs by Manuel Álvarez Bravo, 1974
Manuel Álvarez Bravo (1902-2002) ~ El eclipse / Sábanas (Sheets), 1933 | src MoMA