Tag: low angle shot

Shrine near Hyeres-les-Palmiers, 1914

The Parrish Sisters :: Shrine in the French countryside near the town of Hyeres-les-Palmiers along the Mediterranean coast. Signed Williamina Parrish, 1914. | | src SLPL, Grace and Williamina Parrish Photograph Collection

Die Tänzerin Riki Raab, 1930

Franz Xaver Setzer :: Die Tänzerin Riki Raab | Dancer Riki Raab, Austria, December 1930. Bromide silver print. | src Albertina Museum via haunted by storytelling
Written on carton (verso) “M.u. Liebeszauber! Dem genalen / Zauberer der herrlichsten Kostüme gweidmet, / Als Dank & Erinnerung an / Riki Raab / Dez. 1930 M.u. Liebeszauber! Dedicated to the genius / magician of the most gorgeous costumes, / As a thanks & reminder / Riki Raab / Dec. 1930″

With a Board, 1929

Boris Ignatovich :: With a Board, 1929. Gelatin silver print mounted on board. Title and date in pencil in Russian on verso. | src Nailya Alexander Gallery
“A worker skillfully balances on lumber while carrying another piece of wood over his shoulder. Leading avant-garde artist El Lissitzky incorporated ‘With a Board‘ into his preliminary designs for the 1929 series of books entitled Neus Bauen in Der Welt that represented the architectural fantasies of America, France and Russia.” quoted from source.

Nina Vassilyeva, 1923

Alexander Grinberg :: Nina Vassilyeva from Vera Maya’s Studio, 1923. Bromoil with transfer. Private collection. | src Russian photographic Avant-Garde of the 1920s and 1930s