Portrait of Ms R., 1926

Darstellung: 9.3 x 5.8 cm

Physical Description: Silver Gelatin Print on baryta paper

Inventory Number: St.F.107

Acquisition: Acquired in 2011 with support from the Kulturstiftung der Länder and the Hessischer Kulturstiftung, property of the Städelscher Museums-Verein e.V.

Status: Not on display

Texts

About the Work

Minuscule dimensions, but with great effect. The mysterious Mrs. R. exudes a strange mix of distance and intimacy, strength and fragility. Her heavy-lidded eyes are half closed and her melancholy gaze cuts straight through the onlooker. Kertész’s photographs are steeped in silent poetry. Like almost no other photographer, he succeeded in obtaining ever-new facets from reality. Kertész was already highly regarded in the 1920s by artists in his adoptive city of Paris.

Work Data

Basic Information

Title: Portrait of Ms R.

Photographer

André Kertész

Period Produced

20th century

School

Object Type

photograph

Physical Description: Silver Gelatin Print on baryta paper

Material

Technique

silver gelatin print

Label at the Time of Manufacture: Bezeichnet verso oben Mitte auf dem Trägerkarton: Druckschrift: CARTE POSTALE
Bezeichnet verso oben links auf dem Trägerkarton: Druckschrift: Correspondance
Bezeichnet verso oben rechts auf dem Trägerkarton: Druckschrift: Adresse
Bezeichnet verso Mitte auf dem Trägerkarton: Handschriftlich: Anna Marie Merkel Paris 1928

Property and Acquisition

Institution

Städel Museum

Departement

Photographic Collection

Collection

Städelsches Kunstinstitut

Creditline: Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main, Eigentum des Städelschen Museums-Vereins e.V.

Picture Copyright: © Estate of André Kertész

Acquisition: Acquired in 2011 with support from the Kulturstiftung der Länder and the Hessischer Kulturstiftung, property of the Städelscher Museums-Verein e.V.

Work Content

Motifs and References

Genre

portrait

Main Motif

Persons Shown

Nigi von Koenig

Iconclass

Primary

61BB2(KOENIG, Nigi von)(+511) historical person (KOENIG, Nigi von) - BB - woman (+ full face portrait)
48B2 artist in non-work situation
31D15 adult woman