Modesty by van Besten

Sebastiaan Alfonse Van Besten :: Modesty, ca. 1912. Autochrome. | src Belgian Autochromists — **Sebastiaan Alfonse van Besten ::** Modesty, ca. 1912. Autochrome. | src Belgian Autochromists

Alfonse van Besten (1865-1926) was a painter, and took full advantage of the possibilities of the new colour process: the Autochrome. One can see that many of his Autochromes were taken with a “painterly eye” e.g. Musing (Mrs.van Besten) or Symphony in white.

During the first World War (1914-1918) he was a refugee in The Netherlands. Together with his friend A. van Son, another Belgian autochromist and refugee, they gave countless lectures at several Dutch photography societies. They were praised for their excellent Autochrome work, e.g. on the 16th of April 1915 the photographic society “Meer Licht” from Nymegen (NL) paid an homage to Van Besten for his outstanding autochrome plates. See Homage to Van Besten at Nymegen.

He was member of The photographic association IRIS-Antwerp and the Association Belge de Photographie. [quoted from source]

Van Besten ladies and maidens

**Sebastiaan Alfonse van Besten ::** Maiden with butterfly on flower, ca. 1912. Autochrome. | src Belgian Autochromists

Sebastiaan Alfonse Van Besten :: Young girl amidst marguerites, ca. 1912. Autochrome. | src Belgian Autochromists — **Sebastiaan Alfonse van Besten ::** Young girl amidst *marguerites*, ca. 1912. Autochrome. | src Belgian Autochromists

Sebastiaan Alfonse Van Besten :: Purity, 1913. Autochrome. | src Belgian Autochromists — **Sebastiaan Alfonse van Besten ::** Purity, 1913. Autochrome. | src Belgian Autochromists

Sebastiaan Alfonse Van Besten :: Lady with poppies, 1912. Autochrome. | src Belgian Autochromists — **Sebastiaan Alfonse van Besten ::** Lady with poppies, 1912. Autochrome. | src Belgian Autochromists

**Sebastiaan Alfonse van Besten ::** Study of Mrs. van Besten [Josephine Arnz] as Flemish princess, ca. 1912. Autochrome. | src Belgian Autochromists

The Fan (Margrethe Mather)

Edward Weston :: Margrethe Mather - The Fan, ca. 1917. | src kim weston blog — **Edward H. Weston ::** Margrethe Mather – The Fan, ca. 1917. | src kim weston blog

Dorothy Fenzi by the Gledhills

Carolyn & Edwin Gledhill :: Mrs. Dorothy Fenzi, ca. 1912 (detail). From: Before The Selfie: The Gledhill Portrait Collection @ Santa Barbara Museum

Mrs. Dorothy Fenzi (ca. 1912) by Carolyn & Edwin Gledhill. In: The Gledhill Portraits of Santa Barbara (1988); plate 49 @ internet archive

Draped woman by Van Buren

Amelia C. Van Buren :: [Profile portrait of woman draped with a veil]; 1917 (?). Platinum print mounted on black mat. Color film copy transparency of the original. LC-USZC4-9380 | src L. of Congress

Amelia C. Van Buren :: [Profile portrait of woman draped with a veil]; 1917 (?). Platinum print on Rembrandt mount. Color film copy slide of the original. LC-USZC4-9108 | src L. of Congress

Amelia C. Van Buren :: [Profile portrait of woman draped with a veil]; 1917 (?). Platinum print mounted on black mat. Color film copy slide of the original. LC-USZC2-5993 | src L. of Congress

The Library of Congress owns two impressions of this photograph: 1-a (top and bottom) and 1-b (middle). Forms part of: Artistic photographs collected by Frances Benjamin Johnston in the Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection. Gift of Frances Benjamin Johnston; 1948.

Published in: Ambassadors of progress / edited by Bronwyn A.E. Griffith … France : Musée d’Art Américain Giverny … 2001, p. 177.

Exhibited: Ambassadors of progress, 2001-2003

all information is from the Library of Congress