Category: pictorialism, pictorialisme, pictorialismo, Piktorialismus, Piktorialismi

Virgin Mary by Charles Berg

Charles I. Berg :: [Mary] Woman posed as the Virgin Mary, head-and-shoulders with halo, 1900s | src Library of Congress
Charles I. Berg (1856-1926) :: [Mary] Woman posed as the Virgin Mary, head-and-shoulders with halo
[between 1900 and 1910] Platinum print. Signed in pencil on back of mount: “Chas. I. Berg, N.Y.”
Charles I. Berg :: [Mary] Woman posed as the Virgin Mary, head-and-shoulders with halo, 1900s [DETAIL]

Night by Charles Berg

Charles I. Berg :: Night. A nude woman draped in gauzy fabric posing as if a statue. Copyrighted 1896 by Chas. I. Berg. Platinum print. | src Library of Congress
Charles I. Berg :: Night. A nude woman draped in gauzy fabric posing as if a statue. Copyrighted 1896 by Chas. I. Berg. Platinum print. | Library of Congress
Charles I. Berg :: Night. A nude woman draped in gauzy fabric posing as if a statue. Copyrighted 1896 by Chas. I. Berg. Platinum print. | Library of Congress

La Cigale or Odalesque?

Emma Justine Farnsworth :: La Cigale, 1899; photogravure in blue mounted on light gray wove paper.
From : American Pictorial Photography, Series I | src National Gallery of Art
Controversial: is this image Berg’s or Farnsworth’s?
Charles I. Berg (American, 1856-1926) :: Odalisque, circa 1897. Photogravure. Camera Notes Vol. 3 No. 3. | The Art of Photogravure
Charles I. Berg (American, 1856–1926) :: Odalesque (sic), No. 17 from the portfolio “American Pictorial Photography, Series I” (1899); edition 146/150 | AIC · Art Institute Chicago

This has not been an involuntary mistake, the images had been credited as there were in their respective sources. But there is further to be noticed, as you can see, the image below look more like one of Farnsworth in style and motive.

(***) | src National Gallery of Art

(***) credits on source is as follows :

Charles I. Berg : Odalesque, 1899
series Title : American Pictorial Photography, Series I
Medium : photogravure in red mounted on green wove paper

Index : American Pictorial Photography, Series I (1899) Published for ‘Camera Notes’ by the Publication Committee of the Camera Club (New York)

Plate 16 : La Cigale …………….. by Emma J. Farnsworth

Plate 17 : Odalesque ………….. by Charles I. Berg

Bearing in mind the photographers’ styles and motives it is highly probable that the plates had been miscredited at the National Gallery of Art. We reckon the last but one image in this post is plate number 16 (La Cigale / Farnsworth); and the other images correspond to plate number 17 : ‘Odalesque’ by Charles Berg.

Anyway, we are not certain about it, but hope that you have enjoyed the images.

Toodles by Alvin L. Coburn

Alvin L. Coburn (1882–1966) :: ‘Toodles (Elsie Thomas)’, ca. 1908. Gelatin silver print, printed in the 1980s | Ostlicht Auktion 2023

Coburn was given his first camera at the age of eight and was introduced to photography by his cousin Fred Holland Day. As early as 1902 he became a member of the New York Photo-Secession initiated by Alfred Stieglitz, and two years later his first pictures appeared in Stieglitz’s magazine “Camera Work”. A vintage print of this beautiful motif is hold at The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (MFAH), there titled and dated. Coburn also made autochromes of the same model, showing the red colour of her kimono.

Alvin Langdon Coburn (1882–1966) :: ‘Toodles (Elsie Thomas)’, ca. 1908 | Ostlicht Auktion 2023
Alvin Langdon Coburn :: Elsie Thomas in an Eastern costume sitting on a hammock, ca.1908. Autochrome
Alvin Langdon Coburn :: Elsie Thomas in a red an Eastern costume with sunflower, ca.1908. Autochrome Lumière
Alvin Langdon Coburn :: Elsie Thomas (‘Toodles’) in an Eastern costume, ca.1908
Alvin Langdon Coburn :: Elsie Thomas wearing an Eastern costume, ca.1908

Barton by Barton, circa 1905

Emma Barton / Mrs G.A. Barton (née Rayson) ~ Ave Maria, ca. 1905. Photogravure. Photographische Mitteilungen 1905 | src Photoseed
Emma Barton (née Rayson) ~ Dorothy Barton, undated. Private collection of Lesley & Cheryl Bousfield. Courtesy Luminous-lint : LL/28323 
Emma Barton / Mrs G.A. Barton (née Rayson) ~ (untitled on source). Photographische Mitteilungen 1905 | src The Art of Photogravure
Emma Barton / Mrs G.A. Barton (née Rayson) ~ The Song of Ages. Photograms of the year 1904. | internet archive

Angela by F. Benedict Herzog

F. Benedict Herzog (American, 1859-1912). Angela, from Camera Work XII, 1905. Photogravure HA
F. Benedict Herzog (American, 1859-1912) · Angela, from Camera Work XII, 1905. Photogravure. | src Heritage Auctions
F. [Felix] Benedict Herzog · pl. II. Angela. Camera Work, 1905 vol. 12. | src Universitätsbibliothek Heidelberg
camera_work1905_12_0087 [F. [Felix] Benedict Herzog, pl. II. Angela, photogravure
F. [Felix] Benedict Herzog · pl. II. Angela. Camera Work, 1905 vol. 12. | src Universitätsbibliothek Heidelberg (full page)

Kauffmann · on flowers

John Kauffmann (1864 – 1942) ~ Clematis, Melbourne, Australia, 1930s, gelatin-silver photograph. | Art Gallery of South Australia
John Kauffmann (1864 – 1942) ~ Waterlily, Nymphaea Alba, ca. 1930 | src NGA (National gallery of Australia)
John Kauffmann (1864 – 1942) ~ Snowflakes, ca. 1930, gelatin-silver photograph. | AGSA ~ Art Gallery of South Australia

A Garden of Dreams by Keiley

Joseph T. Keiley (American, 1869–1914) :: A Garden of Dreams, 1899, glycerine and platinum print. | src Buffalo AKG Art Museum
Joseph T. Keiley (American, 1869–1914) :: A Garden of Dreams, 1899, glycerine and platinum print. | src Buffalo AKG Art Museum
Joseph T. Keiley (American, 1869–1914) :: A Garden of Dreams, 1907. Halftone. From Camera Work | src Philadelphia Museum of Art
Joseph T. Keiley (American, 1869–1914) A Garden of Dreams, 1907. Halftone. Philadelphia Museum
Joseph T. Keiley (1869–1914) :: A Garden of Dreams, 1907. Halftone. From the journal Camera Work | src Philadelphia Museum of Art

The Pier at Arverne by Struss

Karl Struss (1886-1981) :: On the Pier. (Late Afternoon, Arverne), 1909. Platinum print. | Amon Carter Museum of American Art
Karl Struss (1886-1981) :: On the Pier. (Late Afternoon, Arverne), 1909. Platinum print. | Amon Carter Museum of American Art
Karl Struss (1886-1981) :: On the Pier. (Late Afternoon, Arverne), 1909. Platinum print. | Amon Carter Museum of American Art
Karl Struss (1886-1981) :: On the Pier. (Late Afternoon, Arverne), 1909. Platinum print. | Amon Carter Museum of American Art
Karl Struss (1886-1981) :: [Reflections and moonlight, Arverne, Long Island], 1910. Platinum print. | Amon Carter Museum of American Art
Karl Struss (1886-1981) :: [Reflections and moonlight, Arverne, Long Island], 1910. Platinum print. | Amon Carter Museum of American Art
Karl Struss (1886-1981); [Reflections and moonlight, Arverne, Long Island]; 1910; Platinum print; Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas; P1983.23.67
Karl Struss (1886-1981) :: [Reflections and moonlight, Arverne, Long Island], 1910. Platinum print. | Amon Carter Museum of American Art
Karl Struss (1886-1981); The Pier, Arverne Moonlight; 1909; Gum platinum print; Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, TX; Estate of the artist; P1983.23.76
Karl Struss (1886-1981) :: The Pier, Arverne Moonlight, 1909. Gum platinum print. | Amon Carter Museum of American Art
Karl Struss (1886-1981) :: The Pier, Arverne Moonlight; 1909. Gum platinum print. | Amon Carter Museum of American Art
Karl Struss (1886-1981) :: The Pier, Arverne Moonlight, 1909. Gum platinum print. | Amon Carter Museum of American Art