Eva (Lawrence) Watson-Schütze
Family

CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Family
Datec. 1900
MediumPlatinum print
DimensionsImage: 6 1/8 × 8 1/16 in. (15.6 × 20.5 cm)
Sheet: 6 1/8 × 8 1/16 in. (15.6 × 20.5 cm)
Mount (Primary): 7 13/16 × 9 13/16 in. (19.9 × 24.9 cm)
Mount (Secondary): 14 15/16 × 11 15/16 in. (37.9 × 30.3 cm)
Credit LineThe Sonia and Kaye Marvins Portrait Collection, gift of Kaye Marvins Photography, Inc.
Object number86.3
Non exposé

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Department
Photography
Special Collections
Object Type
Description


Among a small circle of female photographers who were active and recognized for the high quality of their work at the turn of the century, Eva Watson-Schütze operated a thriving photography studio in Philadelphia. This intimate and affectionate family scene, infused with a soft focus and gentle light and printed on a velvety, matte-surface platinum paper, is a perfect embodiment of Pictorialism, as the most advanced fine art photography of the day was called.



ProvenanceKaye Marvins Photography, Inc., Houston; given to MFAH, 1986.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed in pencil, recto, top left: [monogram]
Inscribed in pencil, verso, top right: 351 // Eva L. Watson-Schütze
Inscribed in pencil, verso, bottom left corner: 1324.46
Inscribed in pencil, verso, bottom right corner: WS-46

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