turn of the century - pictorialism

The Bathing Pool
1919

This is a platinum print that shows two boys at an indoor pool. The boys appear in the distance at upper left in the image. The boy on the left stands in profile and looks over his left shoulder...

1905

This is a hardbound book with a leather cover and tipped-in photogravures. The text contains a translation of a selection of poems, originally written in the Persian language and attributed to...

A Corner in Chinatown, S.F.
1915

This is a black and white photograph of a street corner with two people visible at center walking away from the camera. A building with an awning appears to the right of the figures and a...

Portrait of Mrs. Rollin Brown
c.1918

This is a sepia toned photograph that shows a portrait of Mrs. Rollin Brown. Mrs. Brown is photographed from the waist up wearing a wide brimmed hat. Her body is positioned almost in profile at...

Portrait of Florence Deshon
1921

This is a platinum print of Florence Deshon. Deshon appears in the image in three-quarter profile tilting her head toward her shoulder and looking away from the viewer.

The Strollers, Carmel Beach, Monterey Coast
1918

This is a bromide print that shows two women walking along a beach. The women appear at lower left in the foreground, with one of the women holding a parasol.

Castles of To-day
1922

This is a black and white photograph of a cityscape with rectangular buildings. A dome with decorative molding appears at top right in the background. Shadows fall across the buildings at lower...

Wind
1912

This is a platinum print of a woman wearing loose clothing and draped in long scarves who appears in an outdoor landscape. The woman stands in profile at right and extends her arms left so that...

Beauty and Beast Fountain, Court of Flowers, PPIE
1915

This is a black and white photograph of the Beauty and Beast Fountain that appeared in the Court of Flowers of the 1915 Panama-Pacific International Exposition. The symmetrical composition shows...

The Storm Tree
1911

This is a gelatin silver print that shows a nude female figure sitting in a gnarled tree in a misty landscape.

Underneath the Bough (Illustration from "Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam")
1905

This is a gelatin silver print of a male and female figure. The two figures appear standing next to each other in profile at right. The man wears a cloth turban and carries an urn on his...

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