Heinrich Kühn (1866 - 1944) - photo 1

Heinrich Kühn

Carl Christian Heinrich Kühn was an Austrian–German photographer and photography pioneer.

Heinrich Kühn is regarded one of the forefathers of fine art photography, the movement that helped photography to establish itself as an art on its own. His photographs closely resemble impressionist paintings, with their frequent use of soft lighting and focus. Kühn was part of the pictorialist photographic movement.

Kühn mainly used the gum bichromate technique, applied in several layers, and thus allowing for previously unseen color tonalities.

Wikipedia

Date and place of birt:25 february 1866, Dresden, Germany
Date and place of death:14 september 1944, Birgitz, Austria
Nationality:Austria, Germany
Period of activity: XIX, XX century
Specialization:Artist, Photographer
Genre:Still life
Art style:Impressionism, Black & white photo, Pictorialist

Creators Austria

Peter Jakob Schober (1897 - 1983)
Peter Jakob Schober
1897 - 1983
Robert Zielasco (1948)
Robert Zielasco
1948
Alfred Kornberger (1933 - 2002)
Alfred Kornberger
1933 - 2002
Gerwald Rockenschaub (1952)
Gerwald Rockenschaub
1952
Friedrich Philipp Reinhold (1779 - 1840)
Friedrich Philipp Reinhold
1779 - 1840
Johann Joseph Christian (1706 - 1777)
Johann Joseph Christian
1706 - 1777
Joseph Mahold (1824 - 1889)
Joseph Mahold
1824 - 1889
Carl Goebel (1824 - 1899)
Carl Goebel
1824 - 1899
Peter Kogler (1959)
Peter Kogler
1959
Adriaen van Bloemen (1639 - 1697)
Adriaen van Bloemen
1639 - 1697
Johann Martin Lerch (1643 - 1693)
Johann Martin Lerch
1643 - 1693
Albert Rieger (1834 - 1905)
Albert Rieger
1834 - 1905
Joseph Eduard Telcher (1801 - 1837)
Joseph Eduard Telcher
1801 - 1837
Hans Makart (1840 - 1884)
Hans Makart
1840 - 1884
Heinrich von Angeli (1840 - 1925)
Heinrich von Angeli
1840 - 1925
Johann Nepomuk Rauch (1804 - 1847)
Johann Nepomuk Rauch
1804 - 1847

Creators Black & white photo

Julius Runge (1843 - 1922)
Julius Runge
1843 - 1922
Max Švabinský (1873 - 1962)
Max Švabinský
1873 - 1962
Hugo Muhlig (1854 - 1929)
Hugo Muhlig
1854 - 1929
Oleksandr Oleksandrovych Murashko (1875 - 1919)
Oleksandr Oleksandrovych Murashko
1875 - 1919
Fritz Freund (1859 - 1936)
Fritz Freund
1859 - 1936
Elisabeth von Eicken (1862 - 1940)
Elisabeth von Eicken
1862 - 1940
Jacques-Henry Delpy (1877 - 1957)
Jacques-Henry Delpy
1877 - 1957
Stanislav Yulianovich Zhukovsky (1873 - 1944)
Stanislav Yulianovich Zhukovsky
1873 - 1944
Joseph Oppenheimer (1876 - 1966)
Joseph Oppenheimer
1876 - 1966
Louis Ferdinand von Rayski (1806 - 1890)
Louis Ferdinand von Rayski
1806 - 1890
Richard Karl Sommer (1866 - 1939)
Richard Karl Sommer
1866 - 1939
Peter Jakob Schober (1897 - 1983)
Peter Jakob Schober
1897 - 1983
Edward Cucuel (1875 - 1954)
Edward Cucuel
1875 - 1954
Ortrud Elly Abeking (1904 - 1977)
Ortrud Elly Abeking
1904 - 1977
Frank Henry Algernon Mason (1875 - 1965)
Frank Henry Algernon Mason
1875 - 1965
Giovanni Giacometti (1868 - 1933)
Giovanni Giacometti
1868 - 1933
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