Josef Sudek
My Studio

My Studio

© Estate of Josef Sudek

My Studio
My Studio
ArtistCzech, 1896–1976
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • My Studio
Date1950–1954
PlacePrague, Czech Republic
MediumCarbon print
DimensionsImage: 6 9/16 × 8 7/8 in. (16.6 × 22.5 cm)
Sheet: 9 1/4 × 11 13/16 in. (23.5 × 30 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Accessions Endowment Fund, The Manfred Heiting Collection
Object number2002.2411
Non exposé

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Department
Photography
Object Type
Description

Sudek began making carbon prints in the late 1940s. A
complex, labor-intensive photographic printing process, carbon prints were
first developed in the 1860s. Although they fell out of popular use in the
early 20th century, Sudek was attracted to the process for its distinct
luminosity and rich densities. Carbon prints can appear in a range of tones,
from rustic ambers to deep greens depending on the type of pigment used in the
processing. For this photograph of the outside of his studio, Sudek chose a
warm-colored pigment, which echoes the warmth emanating from his home on a
snowy winter night.




ProvenanceEstate of the artist, Prague; Anna Fárová, Prague; purchased by Manfred Heiting, March 3, 1983; purchased by MFAH, 2002.
Exhibition HistoryExhibited in, "Prague and It's Environs: Photographs by Josef Sudek and the Czech Avant Garde in the Manfred Heiting Collection," at the Museum of Fine Arts Houston from July 7 to November 30, 2003.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed in pencil, verso: I
The photograph is not signed.

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