Baron Adolf de Meyer

1903
Not on view
Käsebier’s portrait of de Meyer is one of several she made in Newport, Rhode Island, in 1903. It has the fleeting quality of a snapshot, and its close framing suggests the intimate friendship between the two photographers. De Meyer learned much from Käsebier, who was already a well-established studio photographer by that time. Her society portraits composed in the manner of old master paintings and her atmospheric lighting effects influenced his developing style. In a testament to their mutual regard, when de Meyer’s still lifes were exhibited at Stieglitz’s Photo-Secession galleries in 1907, Käsebier lent prints from her personal collection.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Baron Adolf de Meyer
  • Artist: Gertrude Käsebier (American, 1852–1934)
  • Date: 1903
  • Medium: Platinum print
  • Dimensions: Image: 21.7 x 13.9 cm (8 9/16 x 5 1/2 in.), irregularly trimmed
    Mount: 22.1 x 14.2 cm (8 11/16 x 5 9/16 in.)
  • Classification: Photographs
  • Credit Line: Gilman Collection, Museum Purchase, 2005
  • Object Number: 2005.100.889
  • Curatorial Department: Photographs

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