Among the Taisho-period images of nudes produced by the pigment print method, the best known is NOJIMA Yasuzo’s work, with its presentation of the human figure. This photograph by NAGAE Hiroshi, a classic example of Pictorialism, provides a direct contrast. The composition of this nude, in which the model sits on a sofa in an interior filled with soft light as she gazes at a painting leaning against a wall, evokes the plein air style. Here we see a version of Pictorialism that faithfully emulates the style and composition of such paintings.
- Collection of
- Tokyo Photographic Art Museum
- Title
- Nude
- Original title
- ヌード
- Artist Name
- NAGAE Hiroshi
- Year
- 1921-1940
- Material / Technique
- Gum-bichromate print
- Dimensions
- 403x301mm
- Accession number
- 10101867
- Tokyo Photographic Art Museum “Search the Collection”
- https://collection.topmuseum.jp/Publish/detailPage/44018/
