Josefine Moos-Levi en haar echtgenoot Hermann Moos, beide met wandelstokken in hun handen en Hermann met een glas in zijn hand, staand op een straat met mensen, gebouwen en bomen Possibly 1921 - 1928
photography, gelatin-silver-print
portrait
still-life-photography
photography
historical photography
gelatin-silver-print
realism
Dimensions: height 85 mm, width 65 mm
Copyright: Rijks Museum: Open Domain
This sepia photograph shows Josefine Moos-Levi and her husband Hermann Moos standing on a street among other people, buildings, and trees. Imagine the photographer, holding their breath to get the perfect exposure, trying to capture a sense of place and time. What was it like to be the photographer, framing this shot? Were they a friend, a passerby, or a professional hired to document this moment? What were Josefine and Hermann thinking? Were they happy, contemplative, or simply posing for posterity? I think about how this photograph might have been influenced by earlier painters, with its careful composition. But a photograph captures something different – a slice of reality frozen in time. It's a reminder that artists are always in conversation with each other, across different mediums and eras, always pushing the boundaries of seeing and expression. What a moment!
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