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Gertrude Käsebier — Rodin's Garden
Gertrude Käsebier

Rodin's Garden

A serene and atmospheric view of the sculptor Auguste Rodin's garden, captured through Käsebier's characteristically painterly photographic eye. The gelatin silver print renders the lush, overgrown landscape in soft tonal gradations, evoking a dreamlike quality that blurs the boundary between photography and fine art. Käsebier's sensitive handling of light and shadow reflects her Pictorialist aesthetic, transforming a simple garden scene into a meditative and poetic composition.

Medium
Gelatin silver print, printed later.

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Photographs from the Collection of the Art Institute of Chicago

October 1, 2014

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Gertrude Käsebier, Rodin's Garden

A serene and atmospheric view of the sculptor Auguste Rodin's garden, captured through Käsebier's characteristically painterly photographic eye. The gelatin silver print renders the lush, overgrown landscape in soft tonal gradations, evoking a dreamlike quality that blurs the boundary between photography and fine art. Käsebier's sensitive handling of light and shadow reflects her Pictorialist aesthetic, transforming a simple garden scene into a meditative and poetic composition.

Medium
Gelatin silver print, printed later.
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Monochrome, Photography, Garden, Serene, American, Classical, Landscape, Gelatin Silver Print, Nature, Modern

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Collected by

Art Institute of Chicago, Cleveland Museum of Art