Tag: study

The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam

William Herbert Mortensen · Art study for Selected Quatrains from ‘The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam with Camera Projections’ (*), 1925.
(*) This was the photographer’s first book. This hand-bound title was produced by Mortensen while he was designing sets for a mid-1920s production of the Rubaiyat entitled ‘A Lovers Oath’. | src Swann Galleries via hauntedBYstorytelling

Ira Lagenteels, ca. 1928

Atelier Robertson (1927–1933) :: Dancer Ira Langenteels. From a group of four dance studies (Niddy Impekoven, Ellinor Bahrdt, Trude Engelhart and Ira Langenteels), ca. 1928. Each with the photographer’s studio stamp and handwritten annotations in pencil on the reverse. | src Ostlicht (Westlich) Photo Auction nº 14 (June, 2016)