Untitled
photographic
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
photographic
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Untitled is a photographic by Adrianus Remiëns, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This is a black-and-white photo of a carved wooden figure. The figure looks like a woman wrapped in a flowing robe, her hands resting on her chest. The face is smooth, with simple lines for the eyes and mouth, and the hair is carved in soft waves. The wood has deep shadows and smooth curves, making the figure look three-dimensional. The robe’s folds are carved in a way that catches light differently in spots. Check out the Victoria and Albert Museum to see more like this.
A photograph is mounted on a green card as part of a collection bequeathed by William Kineton Parkes in 1938. Kineton Parkes, known for his writing on sculpture, sent questionnaires to sculptors in the 1920s, and this photograph was one of many responses he received. The image is held among materials now preserved in the Archive of Art and Design.
Read the full account in the museum source.
Adrianus Remiëns spent his days roaming the Dutch countryside with a box camera strapped to his chest, more scout than artist.
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