Category: Josef Sudek

Sudek · through the window

Josef Sudek (1896-1976) ~ On the Windowsill of My Studio, 1944 | src Gitterman Gallery ~ Czech Avant-Garde 2023
Josef Sudek (1896-1976) ~ The Window of My Studio, 1952 | src Gitterman Gallery ~ Czech Avant-Garde 2023

Czech Avant-Garde at Gitterman Gallery ~ Nov 14 – Dec 22, 2023

Gitterman Gallery presents a selection of avant-garde Czech photography with a focus on rare vintage works by two seminal figures, František Drtikol and Josef Sudek. Each created exquisite prints that added dimension to their innovative visions.

Josef Sudek (1896-1976), after having lost his right arm in combat during World War I, devoted his life to photography. Working with a large format camera, he stayed close to home. He primarily worked in his studio in Prague, photographing intricately constructed still lifes and atmospheric views through his studio window, as well as portraits, landscapes and his city. Though Sudek chose seemingly conventional subjects, his delicate prints convey the poetic magic of the photographic medium.

Josef Sudek (1896-1976) ~ The Window of My Studio, 1950 | src Gitterman Gallery ~ Czech Avant-Garde 2023
Josef Sudek (1896-1976) ~ The Window of My Studio, ca. 1960 | src Gitterman Gallery ~ Czech Avant-Garde 2023
Josef Sudek (1896-1976) ~ The Window of My Studio, ca. 1960 | src Gitterman Gallery ~ Czech Avant-Garde 2023
Josef Sudek (1896-1976) ~ The Last Rose of Summer [from: The Window of My Studio], 1956 | src Gitterman Gallery
Josef Sudek (1896-1976) ~ The Window of My Studio, 1940-54 | src Gitterman Gallery ~ Czech Avant-Garde 2023

Rose blanche et vase, 1951-1952

Josef Sudek :: Rose blanche et vase (White rose in vase), 1951-1952. Vintage gelatin silver print on matte paper.
Signed, dated 1952 and dedicated in ink below image. This rich autographed print, one of Sudek’s recurring motifs, was a wedding gift to a friend and his wife. A variant is conserved in the collection of the Art Gallery of Ontario. | src Binoche et Giquello via l’œil de la photographie

Composition à la poire, 1951

Josef Sudek :: Composition à la poire (Pear on a plate), 1951. Tirage argentique d’époque. Vintage gelatin silver print. From a collection of photographs from a close friend of the artist, gathered over 30 years of correspondence. | src l’œil de la photographie

Sculptress Hana Wichterlová

Josef Sudek :: Czech sculptress Hana Wichterlová (1903–1990). Photo kindly borrowed from the monograph Josef Sudek (ed. Kirschner Z.), Panorama, photography edition - personalities, 1958. | src Fler blog
Josef Sudek :: Czech sculptress Hana Wichterlová (1903–1990). Photo kindly borrowed from the monograph Josef Sudek (ed. Kirschner Z.), Panorama, photography edition – personalities, 1958. | src Fler blog
Josef Sudek :: Hana Wichterlová (sculptress), ca. 1953. From the series 'A walk in the garden of a lady sculptor' (aka A Walk in the Magic Garden), 1953–1959. | src Galerie Julian Sander
Josef Sudek :: Hana Wichterlová (sculptress), ca. 1953. From the series ‘A walk in the garden of a lady sculptor’ (aka A Walk in the Magic Garden), 1953–1959. | src Galerie Julian Sander
Josef Sudek :: Hana Wichterlová garden; Flowerpot | src Sudek Project archive
Josef Sudek (1896-1976) :: Hana Wichterlová garden; Flowerpot | src Sudek Project archive
Josef Sudek :: Hana Wichterlová garden; Flowerpot | src Sudek Project archive
Josef Sudek (1896-1976) :: Hana Wichterlová garden; Flowerpot | src Sudek Project archive
Josef Sudek :: Hana Wichterlová's Mrtvý pták (Dead Bird) (1931) | src Sudek Project archive
Josef Sudek (1896-1976) :: Hana Wichterlová’s Mrtvý pták (Dead Bird) (1931) | src Sudek Project archive
Josef Sudek :: Hana Wichterlová's Mrtvý pták (Dead Bird) (1931) | src Sudek Project archive
Josef Sudek (1896-1976) :: Hana Wichterlová’s Mrtvý pták (Dead Bird) (1931) | src Sudek Project archive
From: Wichterlová – Sudek / 2021 / Friendly dialogue of the original sculptures of the sculptor Hana Wichterlová with photographs by Josef Sudek