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Pictorialism Collection

"Pictorialism: Capturing the Essence of Artistic Photography" In the early 20th century, a movement known as Pictorialism emerged

Background imagePictorialism Collection: STIEGLITZ: NEW YORK, c1914. Two Towers -- New York. Photograph by Alfred Stieglitz, c1914

STIEGLITZ: NEW YORK, c1914. Two Towers -- New York. Photograph by Alfred Stieglitz, c1914

Background imagePictorialism Collection: KAHLIL GIBRAN (1883-1931). Lebanese-American artist, poet, and writer. Photographed by F

KAHLIL GIBRAN (1883-1931). Lebanese-American artist, poet, and writer. Photographed by F. Holland Day, c1896

Background imagePictorialism Collection: '...dancing for the audience...'

'...dancing for the audience...'
Charlaine Gerber

Background imagePictorialism Collection: When Day's Work Is Done, Printed 1889-1891. Creator: Henry Peach Robinson

When Day's Work Is Done, Printed 1889-1891. Creator: Henry Peach Robinson
When Day's Work Is Done, Printed 1889-1891

Background imagePictorialism Collection: A Merry Tale, Printed 1889-1891. Creator: Henry Peach Robinson

A Merry Tale, Printed 1889-1891. Creator: Henry Peach Robinson
A Merry Tale, Printed 1889-1891

Background imagePictorialism Collection: Dawn & Sunset, Printed 1889-1891. Creator: Henry Peach Robinson. Dawn & Sunset, Printed 1889-1891

Dawn & Sunset, Printed 1889-1891. Creator: Henry Peach Robinson. Dawn & Sunset, Printed 1889-1891
Dawn & Sunset, Printed 1889-1891

Background imagePictorialism Collection: September Sun by Dwight A. Davis, 1920s (silver print)

September Sun by Dwight A. Davis, 1920s (silver print)
3036277 September Sun by Dwight A. Davis, 1920s (silver print) by Peckham, Robert (1785-1877); (add.info.: September Sun by Pictorialist photographer Dwight A)

Background imagePictorialism Collection: [Study in Orange], 1903. Creator: Rene Le Begue

[Study in Orange], 1903. Creator: Rene Le Begue
[Study in Orange], 1903

Background imagePictorialism Collection: [Study in Orange], 1904. Creator: Rene Le Begue

[Study in Orange], 1904. Creator: Rene Le Begue
[Study in Orange], 1904

Background imagePictorialism Collection: DAY: NUDE WITH LAURELS. Portrait of a nude boy wearing a laurel wreath. Photograph by F

DAY: NUDE WITH LAURELS. Portrait of a nude boy wearing a laurel wreath. Photograph by F. Holland Day, c1905

Background imagePictorialism Collection: NEW YORK: FLATIRON, 1912. The Flatiron Building, photographed in 1912 by Alvin Langdon Coburn

NEW YORK: FLATIRON, 1912. The Flatiron Building, photographed in 1912 by Alvin Langdon Coburn

Background imagePictorialism Collection: A reenactment of the crucifixion of Jesus. Photographed by Fred Holland Day, 1898

A reenactment of the crucifixion of Jesus. Photographed by Fred Holland Day, 1898
THE CRUCIFIXION. A reenactment of the crucifixion of Jesus. Photographed by Fred Holland Day, 1898

Background imagePictorialism Collection: Puyo Robert Demachy Paul de Singly Model 1909

Puyo Robert Demachy Paul de Singly Model 1909
Artokoloro

Background imagePictorialism Collection: KASEBIER: WOMEN, 1899. Blessed Art Thou among Women. Photograph by Gertrude Kasebier

KASEBIER: WOMEN, 1899. Blessed Art Thou among Women. Photograph by Gertrude Kasebier
KASEBIER: WOMEN, 1899. Blessed Art Thou among Women. Photograph by Gertrude Ksebier, 1899

Background imagePictorialism Collection: KASEBIER: MANGER, 1901. The Manger. Photograph by Gertrude Kasebier, 1901

KASEBIER: MANGER, 1901. The Manger. Photograph by Gertrude Kasebier, 1901
KASEBIER: MANGER, 1901. The Manger. Photograph by Gertrude Ksebier, 1901

Background imagePictorialism Collection: DAY: BOY, 1905. Portrait of a boy with a shepherds crook and tortoise. Photograph by F

DAY: BOY, 1905. Portrait of a boy with a shepherds crook and tortoise. Photograph by F. Holland Day, c1906

Background imagePictorialism Collection: DAY: BOY, c1906. Portrait of a boy. Photograph by F. Holland Day, c1906

DAY: BOY, c1906. Portrait of a boy. Photograph by F. Holland Day, c1906

Background imagePictorialism Collection: DAY: MOTHER AND CHILD, 1905. Portrait of a mother and child. Photograph by F. Holland Day

DAY: MOTHER AND CHILD, 1905. Portrait of a mother and child. Photograph by F. Holland Day, 1905

Background imagePictorialism Collection: DAY: MOTHER AND CHILD, c1909. Beatrice Baxter Ruyl reading to her daughter Ruth

DAY: MOTHER AND CHILD, c1909. Beatrice Baxter Ruyl reading to her daughter Ruth. Photograph by F. Holland Day, c1909

Background imagePictorialism Collection: DAY: WOMAN, 1905. Portrait of Beatrice Baxter Ruyl wearing a cloak. Photograph by F

DAY: WOMAN, 1905. Portrait of Beatrice Baxter Ruyl wearing a cloak. Photograph by F. Holland Day, 1905

Background imagePictorialism Collection: DAY: GIRL, c1905. Portrait of a girl with braids. Photograph by F. Holland Day, c1905

DAY: GIRL, c1905. Portrait of a girl with braids. Photograph by F. Holland Day, c1905

Background imagePictorialism Collection: DAY: DAVID LEUNG, 1911. Portrait of David Leung wearing a sailor suit. Photograph by F

DAY: DAVID LEUNG, 1911. Portrait of David Leung wearing a sailor suit. Photograph by F. Holland Day, 1911

Background imagePictorialism Collection: DAY: MAYNARD WHITE, 1914. Portrait of Maynard White wearing a sailor suit. Photograph by F

DAY: MAYNARD WHITE, 1914. Portrait of Maynard White wearing a sailor suit. Photograph by F. Holland Day, 1914

Background imagePictorialism Collection: DAY: WOMAN, c1898. Portrait of a woman in a black cloak. Photograph by F. Holland Day

DAY: WOMAN, c1898. Portrait of a woman in a black cloak. Photograph by F. Holland Day, c1898

Background imagePictorialism Collection: DAY: ST. SEBASTIAN. Portrait of a boy as Saint Sebastian. Photograph by F. Holland Day

DAY: ST. SEBASTIAN. Portrait of a boy as Saint Sebastian. Photograph by F. Holland Day, c1906

Background imagePictorialism Collection: DAY: LUKE LOWDOG, 1905. Portrait of Luke Lowdog. Photograph by F. Holland Day, 1905

DAY: LUKE LOWDOG, 1905. Portrait of Luke Lowdog. Photograph by F. Holland Day, 1905

Background imagePictorialism Collection: DAY: WOMAN, c1896. Portrait of Margherita Sargent Duncan. Photograph by F. Holland Day

DAY: WOMAN, c1896. Portrait of Margherita Sargent Duncan. Photograph by F. Holland Day, c1896

Background imagePictorialism Collection: DAY: GAINSBOROUGH HAT. Portrait of Ethel Reed modeling a Gainsborough hat. Photograph by F

DAY: GAINSBOROUGH HAT. Portrait of Ethel Reed modeling a Gainsborough hat. Photograph by F. Holland Day, c1897

Background imagePictorialism Collection: DAY: MAN, c1906. Portrait of a man. Photograph by F. Holland Day, c1906

DAY: MAN, c1906. Portrait of a man. Photograph by F. Holland Day, c1906

Background imagePictorialism Collection: DAY: WOMAN, c1895. Portrait of Nancy Lovis Kraft in a Middle Eastern costume. Photograph by F

DAY: WOMAN, c1895. Portrait of Nancy Lovis Kraft in a Middle Eastern costume. Photograph by F. Holland Day, c1895

Background imagePictorialism Collection: DAY: WOMAN, c1896. Portrait of a woman. Photograph by F. Holland Day, c1896

DAY: WOMAN, c1896. Portrait of a woman. Photograph by F. Holland Day, c1896

Background imagePictorialism Collection: DAY: BOY, 1905. Portrait of a boy. Platinum print by F. Holland Day, 1905

DAY: BOY, 1905. Portrait of a boy. Platinum print by F. Holland Day, 1905

Background imagePictorialism Collection: DAY: BOY, 1905. Portrait of a child at the Whittier School in Hampton, Virginia

DAY: BOY, 1905. Portrait of a child at the Whittier School in Hampton, Virginia. Platinum print by F. Holland Day, 1905

Background imagePictorialism Collection: DAY: WOMAN, c1895. Portrait of Julia Arthur in costume, possibly as Salome. Platinum print by F

DAY: WOMAN, c1895. Portrait of Julia Arthur in costume, possibly as Salome. Platinum print by F. Holland Day, c1895

Background imagePictorialism Collection: DAY: MAN, c1897. Portrait of a young man. Photograph by F. Holland Day, c1897

DAY: MAN, c1897. Portrait of a young man. Photograph by F. Holland Day, c1897

Background imagePictorialism Collection: DAY: SMOKER, 1897. The Smoker. Platinum print, F. Holland Day, 1897

DAY: SMOKER, 1897. The Smoker. Platinum print, F. Holland Day, 1897

Background imagePictorialism Collection: DAY: EBONY AND IVORY. Ebony and Ivory. Platinum print, F. Holland Day, 1897

DAY: EBONY AND IVORY. Ebony and Ivory. Platinum print, F. Holland Day, 1897

Background imagePictorialism Collection: DAY: NUDE, c1897. Portrait of a nude man sitting on a leopard skin

DAY: NUDE, c1897. Portrait of a nude man sitting on a leopard skin. Platinum print photograph by F. Holland Day, c1897

Background imagePictorialism Collection: DAY: MAN, c1905. Portrait of a young man wearing a Hampton Institute uniform

DAY: MAN, c1905. Portrait of a young man wearing a Hampton Institute uniform. Platinum print photograph by F. Holland Day, c1905

Background imagePictorialism Collection: DAY: MAN, c1896. Portrait of a young man wearing an African costume

DAY: MAN, c1896. Portrait of a young man wearing an African costume. Platinum print photograph by F. Holland Day, c1896

Background imagePictorialism Collection: DAY: MAN, c1897. Portrait of a young man wearing a turban. Photograph by F. Holland Day

DAY: MAN, c1897. Portrait of a young man wearing a turban. Photograph by F. Holland Day, c1897

Background imagePictorialism Collection: DAY: WOMAN, c1905. Portrait of a young woman in Hampton, Virginia

DAY: WOMAN, c1905. Portrait of a young woman in Hampton, Virginia. Platinum print with gum bichromate photograph by F. Holland Day, c1905

Background imagePictorialism Collection: DAY: AFRICAN CHIEF, c1896. Portrait of a young man in costume as an African chief

DAY: AFRICAN CHIEF, c1896. Portrait of a young man in costume as an African chief. Photograph by F. Holland Day, c1896

Background imagePictorialism Collection: DAY: RECLINING WOMAN, c1897. Woman in sheer drapery reclining on a leopard skin

DAY: RECLINING WOMAN, c1897. Woman in sheer drapery reclining on a leopard skin. Photograph by Fred Holland Day, c1897

Background imagePictorialism Collection: DAY: ORPHEUS, 1907. Orpheus. Photograph by F. Holland Day, 1907

DAY: ORPHEUS, 1907. Orpheus. Photograph by F. Holland Day, 1907

Background imagePictorialism Collection: DAY: GIRL, 1905. Portrait of a girl at an elementary school affiliated with the Hampton Normal

DAY: GIRL, 1905. Portrait of a girl at an elementary school affiliated with the Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute in Virginia. Photograph by F. Holland Day, 1905

Background imagePictorialism Collection: DAY: ACHILLES, 1903. Achilles. Photograph by F. Holland Day, 1903

DAY: ACHILLES, 1903. Achilles. Photograph by F. Holland Day, 1903



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"Pictorialism: Capturing the Essence of Artistic Photography" In the early 20th century, a movement known as Pictorialism emerged, revolutionizing the world of photography. Through their lenses, artists like Alice Boughton, Alfred Stieglitz, and Dwight A. Davis sought to transcend mere documentation and transform their images into works of art. Alice Boughton's "Dawn" transports us to a serene morning scene in 1909. With delicate photogravure techniques, she captures the ethereal beauty of nature awakening from slumber. Alfred Stieglitz takes us on a journey through time with his photograph "New York. " In this captivating image from around 1914, two towering structures rise against the cityscape backdrop, symbolizing progress and modernity. Dwight A. Davis' "September Sun, " captured in silver print during the 1920s, bathes its subject in warm light. The play between shadows and highlights creates an atmosphere that evokes nostalgia and contemplation. Rene Le Begue's vibrant studies in orange transport us back to early 20th-century France. These masterful compositions from 1903 and 1904 showcase Le Begue's skillful use of color and form to create visually striking images. Frank Eugene explores human form through his lens with his nude studies. In "Nude Couple" from 1910, he presents Adam and Eve as timeless symbols of vulnerability and sensuality while capturing their raw emotions. Gertrude Kasebier challenges societal norms by portraying women with strength and grace in her iconic photograph "Blessed Art Thou among Women" from 1899. Her work celebrates femininity while defying traditional stereotypes. Puyo Robert Demachy Paul de Singly Model mesmerizes viewers with its enigmatic allure in this haunting portrait from 1909. The model's gaze invites introspection, leaving us wondering about her story.