Dimensions: height 85 mm, width 65 mm
Copyright: Rijks Museum: Open Domain
This small photograph shows Josefine Moos-Levi and her husband Hermann, sticks in hand, standing on a street amongst other people, buildings, and trees. There's a softness to the sepia tone that makes it feel like a memory, a little faded around the edges. Hermann is holding a glass, maybe beer? It’s hard to tell. I like to imagine what it feels like to hold something, the weight of it, the temperature. There's a kind of accidental composition here; the way the couple stand out from the crowd, their stillness amidst the bustle. In a way, the lack of a known author lets the image become about something other than the artist’s intention, more about the feeling of the moment captured. It reminds me a little of some of the early street photography, Atget maybe, where the everyday becomes art simply by being framed. Ultimately, the charm here lies in its unassuming nature, the photograph is like a quiet poem, inviting us to linger in its ambiguity.
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