Peacock
Photograph
1930s (photographed)
1930s (photographed)
| Artist/Maker |
Bernard F. Eilers (1878-1951) was one of the leading Dutch photographers in the first quarter of the twentieth century. Along with Henri Berssenbrugge and Berend Zweers, Eilers was part of the second generation of Dutch pictorialists and his fine art prints were widely exhibited in the Netherlands during his lifetime. In 1911 he launched his business as a portrait and reproduction photographer. He was one of the Netherlands’ first commercial photographers, undertaking commissions for numerous clients including the Philips Company and Amsterdam-based architects and furniture makers. Around 1935, he created the photographic colour separation technique Foto-chroma Eilers, successfully producing prints of great intensity and depth of colour.
Eilers works are held in numerous collections in the Netherlands, including the Leiden University Special Collections and Amsterdam City Archives.
Eilers works are held in numerous collections in the Netherlands, including the Leiden University Special Collections and Amsterdam City Archives.
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Title | Peacock (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | gelatin silver print |
| Brief description | Photograph by Bernard F. Eilers, 'Peacock', gelatin silver print, 1930s |
| Physical description | Black and white photograph of a peacock. The bird stands centrally in the photograph with its feathered tail fanned out behind it |
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| Style | |
| Credit line | Given by Joan Luckhurst Eilers |
| Object history | Bernard F. Eilers (1878-1951) was one of the leading Dutch photographers in the first quarter of the twentieth century. Along with Henri Berssenbrugge and Berend Zweers, Eilers was part of the second generation of Dutch pictorialists and his fine art prints were widely exhibited in the Netherlands during his lifetime. In 1911 he launched his business as a portrait and reproduction photographer. He was one of the Netherlands' first commercial photographers, undertaking commissions for numerous clients including the Philips Company and Amsterdam-based architects and furniture makers. Around 1935, he created the photographic colour separation technique Foto-chroma Eilers, successfully producing prints of great intensity and depth of colour. |
| Summary | Bernard F. Eilers (1878-1951) was one of the leading Dutch photographers in the first quarter of the twentieth century. Along with Henri Berssenbrugge and Berend Zweers, Eilers was part of the second generation of Dutch pictorialists and his fine art prints were widely exhibited in the Netherlands during his lifetime. In 1911 he launched his business as a portrait and reproduction photographer. He was one of the Netherlands’ first commercial photographers, undertaking commissions for numerous clients including the Philips Company and Amsterdam-based architects and furniture makers. Around 1935, he created the photographic colour separation technique Foto-chroma Eilers, successfully producing prints of great intensity and depth of colour. Eilers works are held in numerous collections in the Netherlands, including the Leiden University Special Collections and Amsterdam City Archives. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.335-2015 |
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| Record created | December 8, 2015 |
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