Italy
1889
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1889
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
A woman stands stiff as a tree in a dark, blurry field. She wears a long dress and stares straight ahead, her face too soft to read. Käsebier made this early in her career, before she became known for photography. The fuzzy edges and posed look feel more like a staged photo than a painting—almost like she’s testing how to blend the two. To see how she later used photography to show quiet moments, look up Gertrude Käsebier (American, 1852–1934).
