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Held byCleveland Museum of Art

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Active during the 1920s and 1930s, Jaromír Funke was one of Czechoslovakia's most important photographers. During the late 1920s, Funke used panes and spheres of glass, bottles, and other objects to create striking abstract compositions and still lifes that emphasized reflected light and cast shadows.

Artist / Maker	Jaromír Funke
Date	1927–1929
Culture / Origin	Czechoslovakia, 20th century
Medium	gelatin silver print, silver bromide, photogram
Dimensions	Image: 38.2 x 27.7 cm (15 1/16 x 10 7/8 in.); Matted: 50.8 x 61 cm (20 x 24 in.)
Department	Photography
Type	Photograph

About the Artist

Jaromír Funke Czechoslovakian, b. Austria-Hungary, 1896-1945 Jaromír Funke, one of Czechoslovakia's most important modernist photographers during the 1920s-40s, was born in Skute . Although many of his early images were influenced by the soft-focus pictorial style, from 1918-21 he produced a group of documentary views of the suburbs of Kolín. Following studies in medicine and law, in 1922 Funke decided to become a freelance photographer. Two years later he joined Josef Sudek and Adolf Schneeberger to found the Czech Photographic… Full biography →

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Image & data: Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0 / Public Domain.

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