What is pictorialism? This post describes the photographic movement that set out to show that photography could be considered as fine art.

Artist Bio: Gertrude Kasebier was born in Des Moines, Iowa, on May 18, 1852. Guided by Alfred Stieglitz into the “Photo Secession” movement, she has made her mark on photography with a keen eye for the feminine and domestic in pictorial photography. In 1864 Gertrude’s family relocated to Brooklyn, New York. She was married in 1874. From 1889-1896 she was a homemaker, after which she studied painting at the Pratt Institute. Soon she shifted to photography and was quickly recognized for her…

She started studying art at the age of 37 and went on to produce beautiful photographs. One of her works sold for $100, which was the highest price paid

Artist: Alexander Keighley (British, 1861–1947). Date: 1890s–1900s. Medium: Carbon print. Dimensions: Image: 49.3 x 32.4 cm (19 7/16 x 12 3/4 in.). Clas...

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Pictorialism, an approach to photography that emphasizes beauty of subject matter, tonality, and composition rather than the documentation of reality. The Pictorialist perspective was born in the late 1860s and held sway through the first decade of the 20th century. It approached the camera as a

so still, hear the rain!

I'm absolutely obssessed by these lyrical, soft focused, magical photogravures by George Seeley... The Firefly, 1907 Black Bowl, 1907 No. 347, 1907 Blotches of Sunlight and Spots of Ink, 1907 The Burning of Rome, 1907 Girl With Bowl, 1910 A...

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welcome to the Turn of the Century. Everything strange and beautiful from 1850s to 1920s goes here;]...