Gelatin silver print, printed in the 1920s 16 x 11,2 cm LITERATURE Uwe Schögl / Hans-Peter-Wipplinger (eds.), Moriz Nähr, Cologne 2018, p. 39; Agnes Husslein-Arco / Alfred Weidinger (eds.), Gustav Klimt & Emilie Flöge Fotografien, Munich / Berlin / London / New York 2012, p. 110. The relationship between Gustav Klimt and Moriz Nähr was shaped by years of artistic interplay, which in turn also exempli ed the relation between the medium of photography and modern art in Vienna. Moriz Nähr photo- graphed Gustav Klimt in three sessions altogether. All shots were produced on glass plates in large format and clearly followed the intentions of the classical artist portrait. The present photo was taken on July 8th, 1909, during Klimt’s visit to the International Art Show in Vienna. Nähr used this opportunity to take the painter’s picture in one of the courtyards. Eight versions of the shooting emerged from this session, three of which differ only in the mini- mally altered position of the subject’s head. Today, most of the glass plates are in the Austrian National Library. Early prints are rare; the majority are privately owned.
Gelatin silver print, printed in the 1920s 16 x 11,2 cm LITERATURE Uwe Schögl / Hans-Peter-Wipplinger (eds.), Moriz Nähr, Cologne 2018, p. 39; Agnes Husslein-Arco / Alfred Weidinger (eds.), Gustav Klimt & Emilie Flöge Fotografien, Munich / Berlin / London / New York 2012, p. 110. The relationship between Gustav Klimt and Moriz Nähr was shaped by years of artistic interplay, which in turn also exempli ed the relation between the medium of photography and modern art in Vienna. Moriz Nähr photo- graphed Gustav Klimt in three sessions altogether. All shots were produced on glass plates in large format and clearly followed the intentions of the classical artist portrait. The present photo was taken on July 8th, 1909, during Klimt’s visit to the International Art Show in Vienna. Nähr used this opportunity to take the painter’s picture in one of the courtyards. Eight versions of the shooting emerged from this session, three of which differ only in the mini- mally altered position of the subject’s head. Today, most of the glass plates are in the Austrian National Library. Early prints are rare; the majority are privately owned.
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