Hyacinth in pot
Photograph
1932 (photographed), ca. 1932 (printed)
1932 (photographed), ca. 1932 (printed)
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Ilse Bing (1899-1998) was one of several leading women photographers in the inter-war period. Born into a Jewish family in Frankfurt, she initially pursued an academic career before moving to Paris in 1930 to concentrate on photography.
In the early 1930s Bing was a prolific photographer, well-known for her modernist, journalistic city scenes. This photograph demonstrates her skill in photographing still-life, an unusual subject for her. The focus on form, the unusual angle and the emphasis on light and shade, typical of her images of buildings, add to the beauty of this strong image.
In the early 1930s Bing was a prolific photographer, well-known for her modernist, journalistic city scenes. This photograph demonstrates her skill in photographing still-life, an unusual subject for her. The focus on form, the unusual angle and the emphasis on light and shade, typical of her images of buildings, add to the beauty of this strong image.
Object details
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| Title | Hyacinth in pot (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Gelatin-silver print |
| Brief description | Hyacinth in pot, photograph by Ilse Bing, vintage gelatin-silver print, Paris, 1932 |
| Physical description | Black and white photograph of a flowering hyacinth in shadow. Mounted loosely on cream card. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by Ilse Bing Wolff |
| Production | vintage print |
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| Summary | Ilse Bing (1899-1998) was one of several leading women photographers in the inter-war period. Born into a Jewish family in Frankfurt, she initially pursued an academic career before moving to Paris in 1930 to concentrate on photography. In the early 1930s Bing was a prolific photographer, well-known for her modernist, journalistic city scenes. This photograph demonstrates her skill in photographing still-life, an unusual subject for her. The focus on form, the unusual angle and the emphasis on light and shade, typical of her images of buildings, add to the beauty of this strong image. |
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| Accession number | E.3045-2004 |
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| Record created | January 10, 2006 |
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