Wielewaal bij een nest met jongen (vogels, nesten) by Richard Tepe

Wielewaal bij een nest met jongen (vogels, nesten)

c. 1900 - 1930

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Richard Tepe

1864 - 1952

Location

Rijksmuseum
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Artwork details

Medium
photography
Dimensions
height 164 mm, width 216 mm
Location
Rijksmuseum
Copyright
Rijks Museum: Open Domain

Tags

#still-life-photography#pictorialism#landscape#photography#botanical photography#nature environment

About this artwork

Richard Tepe made this photograph, "Wielewaal bij een nest met jongen," capturing a moment in the life of birds and their nest, and it feels like looking at a painting where light and shadow are the only colours he has. There's such a lovely texture in this print, especially in the nest itself, a jumble of twigs and fluff, all held together just so. Then you have the bird, perched confidently, a dark silhouette against the softer background. The details are so sharp; you can almost feel the texture of the feathers. And look at the branches, they weave and intersect, creating all these intricate patterns. The whole composition has this kind of quiet energy, a natural rhythm that reminds me of someone like Alfred Stieglitz. It's not just a photograph, it's a whole world, captured in a single frame, full of questions and wonder.

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