The Two Ages of Woman, ca. 1916

George Edward Stanhope Molyneux Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnavon :: The Two Ages of Woman, ca. 1916.| src The Royal Photographic Society Collection ~ Victoria and Albert Museum, London via Getty Images

A Study in Lighting, 1919

Walter MacKenzie :: A Study in Lighting. Photograms of the Year. The annual review of the world’s pictorial photographic work, 1919 issue (plate III). Edited by F. J. Mortimer. | src archive.org

Dance of Salome (1919)

Waldemar Eide :: Salomes dans (Vera Fokina), 1919. Vera Fokina portfolioen. Sølvgelatin. Stavanger kunstmuseum via Norges Fotografforbund
Waldemar Eide :: Salomes dans (Vera Fokina), 1919. Vera Fokina portfolioen. Sølvgelatin. Stavanger kunstmuseum via Norges Fotografforbund

Waldemar Eide is presented in a large exhibition at the Stavanger Art Museum this winter.

Waldemar Eide is presented in a large exhibition at the Stavanger Art Museum this winter. Waldemar Eide was born in Stavanger in 1886 and was one of Norway’s leading portrait photographers in the first half of the 20th century. He was among the first photographers to consider himself a visual artist, and had an active exhibition business in Stanvanger and abroad. He received several awards for his photographs and also regularly wrote about art and photography for trade journals and newspapers.

Eide was a pictorialist and thus placed great emphasis on the painterly qualities, on light and shadow in a picture. This led to his pictures often convey an almost dreamlike sense and this style resonated well with the dancers, actors and musicians of the time.

His studio in Stavanger was a meeting place for visiting artists and personalities who wanted to have their portraits taken, as well as the local population. Composer Sergej Rakhmaninov, historian Macody Lund and opera singer Kaja Eide Norena were among the many he photographed. He is perhaps best known for the pictures of the Russian ballet dancer Vera Fokina, whom he depicted in 1919.

The exhibition is curated by art historian at Stavanger art museum Vibece Salthe and is on display until 19 February 2017. [quoted from Norges Fotografforbund, original text below (*)]

Waldemar Eide:: Dance of Salome (Vera Fokina). Photograms of the Year. The annual review of the world's pictorial photographic work, 1920 issue (plate LXIV). Edited by F. J. Mortimer. | src archive.org
Waldemar Eide :: Salomes dans (Vera Fokina), 1919. Vera Fokina portfolioen. Sølvgelatin. Stavanger kunstmuseum via Norges Fotografforbund
Waldemar Eide:: Dance of Salome (Vera Fokina). Photograms of the Year. The annual review of the world’s pictorial photographic work, 1920 issue (plate LXIV). Edited by F. J. Mortimer. | src archive.org
Waldemar Eide :: Vera Fokina ved den russiske ballett. Dansestudie med kostyme, ca. 1919 | src Norsk Folkemuseum via digitalt museum
Waldemar Eide :: Vera Fokina ved den russiske ballett. Dansestudie med kostyme, ca. 1919 | src Norsk Folkemuseum via digitalt museum

[(*) quote in original language] Waldemar Eide presenteres i stor utstilling på Stavanger kunstmuseum denne vinteren.

Waldemar Eide presenteres i stor utstilling på Stavanger kunstmuseum denne vinteren.Waldemar Eide ble født i Stavanger i 1886 og var en av Norges ledende portrettfotografer i første halvdel av 1900-tallet. Han var blant de første fotografene som betraktet seg som billedkunstner, og hadde en aktiv utstillingsvirksomhet i inn- og utland. Han mottok flere priser for sine fotografier og skrev i tillegg jevnlig om kunst og fotografi for fagtidsskrifter og aviser.

Eide var piktorialist og la dermed stor vekt på de maleriske kvalitetene, på lys og skygge i et bilde. Det førte til at bildene hans ofte fikk et nærmest drømmende preg og denne stilen resonnerte godt med tidens dansere, skuespillere og musikere.

Atelieret hans i Stavanger var et møtested for besøkende kunstnere og personligheter som ville la seg portrettere, i tillegg til lokalbefolkningen. Komponisten Sergej Rakhmaninov, historikeren Macody Lund og operasangeren Kaja Eide Norena var blant de mange han fotograferte. Mest kjent er han kanskje for bildene av den russiske ballettdanseren Vera Fokina, som han avbildet i 1919.

Utstillingen er kuratert av kunsthistoriker ved Stavanger kunstmuseum Vibece Salthe og vises til og med 19. februar 2017. | src Norges Fotografforbund

Portrait of Miss St. P., 1917-1918

James N. Doolittle :: Portrait of Miss St. P. Photograms of the Year. The annual review of the world’s pictorial photographic work, 1917-1918 issue (plate IV). Edited by F. J. Mortimer. | src archive.org

Jenny Hasselquist, 1917-1918

Henry Buergel Goodwin :: Sylfid (Jenny Hasselquist).
Photograms of the Year. The annual review of the world’s pictorial photographic work, 1917-1918 issue (plate XXII). Edited by F. J. Mortimer. | src archive.org

Connecticut Landscape, 1917

Karl Struss :: Connecticut Landscape. Photograms of the Year. The annual review of the world’s pictorial photographic work, 1917-1918 issue (plate XLI). Edited by F. J. Mortimer. | src archive.org

The Bubble, 1917-1918

Arthur F. Kales :: The Bubble. Photograms of the Year. The annual review of the world’s pictorial photographic work, 1917-1918 (plate IX). Edited by F. J. Mortimer | src archive.org