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Camera Work #34/35

Balzac--The Silhouette--4 A.M.

1908, printed 1911
(American, 1879–1973)
America
photogravure
Image: 16 x 20.6 cm (6 5/16 x 8 1/8 in.); Paper: 21.3 x 30.2 cm (8 3/8 x 11 7/8 in.); Matted: 43.2 x 35.6 cm (17 x 14 in.)
Gift of Sharon & Del Zogg in honor of Barbara Tannenbaum 2023.71
Location: not on view
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Moonlight was the only light source for this photograph, which was produced by keeping the lens open for a very long time.

Description

Edward Steichen, a young American painter and photographer, arrived in Paris in 1900 and by 1901, had managed not only to meet sculptor Auguste Rodin, widely regarded as the age’s most important artist, but also won his approval. Employing the principles of Pictorialist photography, which valued feeling and artistry over fact and detail, Steichen produced photographs of Rodin and his sculptures that are works of art in their own right.
Balzac--The Silhouette--4 A.M.

Balzac--The Silhouette--4 A.M.

1908, printed 1911

Edward Steichen

(American, 1879–1973)
America

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