Artist
Paul Strand (American, 1890–1976)American, 1890–1976
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Kurt Baasch
Date1913
PlaceNew York, New York, United States
MediumPlatinum print
DimensionsImage: 12 15/16 × 9 1/8 in. (32.9 × 23.1 cm)
Sheet: 13 3/8 × 9 1/2 in. (33.9 × 24.1 cm)
Sheet: 13 3/8 × 9 1/2 in. (33.9 × 24.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Manfred Heiting, the Manfred Heiting Collection
Object number2004.676
Not on view
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Department
PhotographySpecial Collections
Object Type
Strand’s close-up, dramatically lit portrait of his friend and fellow
photographer, 22-year-old Venezuelan Kurt Baasch, was made at a pivotal point
in Strand’s development as he began to move from a soft-focus Pictorialism to a
bolder, more direct modernism. Baasch’s own photographs, displayed that same
year in a major one-person show at the Camera Club of New York, mirrored
Strand’s fascination with the activities and geometries of modern urban life.
Provenanceex-collection Kurt Baasch, estate of Kurt Baasch, Washburn Gallery, New York, ex-collection J. Paul Getty Museum, Malibu; Christie's New York; Charles Isaacs Photographs Inc., Malvern
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Marked in pencil, verso, center of sheet: "89XM.1.5"
Bottom: "Platinum print", "Kurt Bassch . 1913 / New York / by Paul Strand"
Bottom: "Platinum print", "Kurt Bassch . 1913 / New York / by Paul Strand"
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