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Italy
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<em>Italy</em> provides insight into Käsebier’s earliest artistic productions. The woman’s pose and central placement emphasize the picture’s formalism and careful construction. Her rigid vertical posture echoes the trees in the background. Soft focus, a device borrowed from Pictorialist photography, frustrates a clear view of her features, suggesting that the image is neither portrait nor snapshot but a symbolic statement about womanhood and its association with nature.
| Artist / Maker | Gertrude Käsebier |
|---|---|
| Date | c. 1889 |
| Culture / Origin | America |
| Medium | platinum print mounted to Japanese paper |
| Dimensions | Image: 18.6 x 12 cm (7 5/16 x 4 3/4 in.); Paper: 18.6 x 12 cm (7 5/16 x 4 3/4 in.); Mounted: 30 x 21.1 cm (11 13/16 x 8 5/16 in.) |
| Department | Photography |
| Type | Photograph |
About the Artist
BiographyGertrude Käsebier (1852–1934) — American photographer (1852-1934).Gertrude Käsebier worked as photographer and artist and is associated with United States. Their documented life spans the years 1852 to 1934, born in Des Moines, died in New York City. Their work is linked to pictorialism.Disciplinesphotographer, artistBorn1852, Des MoinesDied1934, New York CityNationalityUnited StatesMovementpictorialismSources: Wikidata · Wikipedia Full biography →
Provenance & Source
Image & data: Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0 / Public Domain.
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