Untitled
photographic
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dominant colour
Untitled is a photographic by Kurt Edzard, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This is a black-and-white photo of a rough, textured statue. The figure stands naked, its body simplified with broad, flat planes—no small details like muscles or fingers. The head is smooth but featureless, almost like a mask. The sculpture’s feet are planted wide on a low, square base. The rough surface looks like it was made quickly, almost as if the artist scraped or carved it. The photo itself is old, with a faded border and a tiny stamp in the corner. Next, check out the Victoria and Albert Museum to see more works like this.
A photograph by Kurt Edzard is mounted on a green card. The image is part of a collection bequeathed by William Kineton Parkes in 1938, who was a novelist, art historian, and librarian known for his work on sculpture. Kineton Parkes distributed questionnaires to sculptors in the 1920s, and this photograph was one of many responses he received to his inquiry. The photograph is now held among the materials in the Archive of Art and Design.
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Kurt Edzard’s photographs feel like quick sketches stashed in a stranger’s pocket.
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