Portrait of a Woman with a Violin
Photograph
1923 (made)
1923 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
The Polish-born photographer Czernichowski worked in Germany between the two World Wars. For this portrait she revived the cyanotype process, first discovered in 1842 by English scientist Sir John Herschel. The process uses iron rather than the more common silver salts as the light-sensitive material in the paper, and requires only water, not chemicals, for development. One of the earliest photographic techniques, the cyanotype is characterised by its vivid blue colour.
Object details
| Object type | |
| Title | Portrait of a Woman with a Violin (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | cyanotype |
| Brief description | Photograph by Ellen Czernichowski, 'Portrait of a woman', 1923, cyanotype |
| Physical description | Cyan-toned portrait of a woman in a white collar resting a violin beneath her chin |
| Gallery label | Photography Centre 2018-20:
Ellen Czernichowski (active 1920s–30s)
Portrait of a Woman with a Violin
1923
The Polish-born photographer Czernichowski worked in Germany between the two World Wars. For this portrait she revived the cyanotype process, first discovered in 1842 by English scientist Sir John Herschel. The process uses iron rather than the more common silver salts as the light-sensitive material in the paper, and requires only water, not chemicals, for development. One of the earliest photographic techniques, the cyanotype is characterised by its vivid blue colour.
Cyanotype
Museum no. PH.53-1986 |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Summary | The Polish-born photographer Czernichowski worked in Germany between the two World Wars. For this portrait she revived the cyanotype process, first discovered in 1842 by English scientist Sir John Herschel. The process uses iron rather than the more common silver salts as the light-sensitive material in the paper, and requires only water, not chemicals, for development. One of the earliest photographic techniques, the cyanotype is characterised by its vivid blue colour. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | PH.53-1986 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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