The Bridge of Fosset, 1897

Blatt: 16.5 x 25.6 cm
Gesamtmaß: 21.6 x 29.6 cm

Physical Description: Silver bromide gelatin print and coloured pencil on cardboard

Inventory Number: St.F.109

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

As opposed to most painters who generally used photography as a template for their compositions, the Symbolist Fernand Khnopff’s way of dealing with photography was surprisingly modern: he commissioned the photographer Alexandre to photograph a few of his paintings. He then proceeded to emphasize details of the copies in shades of grey with a crayon and sold the signed platinum prints as original artworks. Colouring the prints allowed him to vary the mood of the motif. The landscape in the painting is shrouded in a blue mist and appears much cooler than in the photographic version.

Work Data

Basic Information

Title: The Bridge of Fosset

Photographer

Period Produced

19th century

School

art photography (modern)

Object Type

photograph

Physical Description: Silver bromide gelatin print and coloured pencil on cardboard

Material

Technique

DOP silver gelatin paper

Label at the Time of Manufacture: Bezeichnet recto unten links auf dem Trägerkarton: Handschriftlich: "Le pont de Fosset"
Signiert recto unten rechts auf dem Trägerkarton: Fernand Khnopff

Property and Acquisition

Institution

Städel Museum

Administration

Photographic Collection

Collection

Städelsches Kunstinstitut

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

Picture Copyright: Public Domain

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