Heinrich Kühn
Mary Warner auf weißem Stuhl

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Artist Heinrich Kühn (Austrian, 1866–1944)Austrian, 1866–1944

CultureAustrian

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Mary Warner auf weißem Stuhl
Mary Warner on a White Chair

Datec. 1910

MediumGum bichromate over platinum print

DimensionsImage: 11 7/16 × 8 13/16 in. (29.1 × 22.4 cm)
Sheet: 9 3/8 × 12 in. (23.9 × 30.5 cm)
Mount: 18 × 14 in. (45.7 × 35.6 cm)

Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Museum Collectors

Object number83.78

Not on view

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Photography

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PHOTOGRAPHS

DescriptionAt the turn of the 20th century, European and American fine-art photographers embraced subjects, processes, and aesthetic approaches imitative of drawing and painting as a means of distinguishing themselves from run-ofthe- mill commercial studios and the legions of Sunday snapshooters with their newfangled Kodaks. Here, in softly rendered tones that might easily be mistaken for a watercolor or wash drawing, Heinrich Kühn depicted his children’s governess in an intimate moment of private contemplation.
Provenance[Robert Miller Gallery, New York]; purchased by MFAH, 1983.
Exhibition History"Evocative Presence: Twentieth Century Photographs in the Museum Collection", Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, February 27–May 1, 1988.

"Patrons Choice: The Silver Anniversary of The Museum Collectors," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, September 18, 2004–January 30, 2005.

"Heinrich Kuhn: The Perfect Photograph," Albertina, Vienna, June 11–September 12, 2010; Musee National de l'Orangerie, Paris, October 19, 2010–January 23, 2011; Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, March 6–May 30, 2011.

"The Marzio Years: Transforming the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 1982–2010," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 25, 2020–January 10, 2021.

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