Bewegungsstudie (Movement Study)
Photograph
1926 (photographed)
1926 (photographed)
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Koppitz was a leading art photographer in Vienna between the two World Wars, and a master of complex printing processes, such as the pigment, gum and bromoil process of transfer printing. This dynamic and sensual composition captures dancers from the Vienna State Opera Ballet frozen mid-movement.
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| Materials and techniques | carbon print |
| Brief description | Photograph by Rudolf Koppitz, 'Bewegungsstudie (Movement Study)', 1926, carbon print |
| Physical description | Photograph depicting four female ballerinas, three of whom stand in a row in the back dressed all in black, with bare feet. In the foreground, the remaining figure stands in contrast - nude, with her back dramatically arched. |
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| Credit line | The Royal Photographic Society Collection at the V&A, acquired with the generous assistance of the National Lottery Heritage Fund and Art Fund. |
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| Summary | Koppitz was a leading art photographer in Vienna between the two World Wars, and a master of complex printing processes, such as the pigment, gum and bromoil process of transfer printing. This dynamic and sensual composition captures dancers from the Vienna State Opera Ballet frozen mid-movement. |
| Associated object | PROV.2496-2017 (RPS Group record) |
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| Accession number | RPS.2351-2017 |
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| Record created | August 23, 2017 |
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