Josef Sudek (1896 - 1976) - photo 1

Josef Sudek

Josef Sudek was a Czech photographer known for his poetic images of Prague and its surroundings. He initially studied bookbinding before becoming interested in photography.

Sudek is known for his use of the large format camera, which allowed him to create highly detailed and nuanced images. He often photographed still lifes, landscapes, and architecture, but his most iconic images are his atmospheric images of Prague, which he captured over the course of several decades.

Sudek's photography is characterized by its emphasis on light, shadow, and texture, and his images often have a dreamlike or poetic quality. He also experimented with different printing techniques, including platinum printing, which gave his photographs a soft and velvety texture.

Despite facing numerous challenges throughout his life, including losing an arm in World War I and facing political persecution during the Communist regime in Czechoslovakia. Today, he is considered one of the most important photographers of the 20th century, and his work is held in major collections around the world, including the Museum of Modern Art in New York and the National Gallery in Prague.

Date and place of birt:17 march 1896, Kolín, Czech Republic
Date and place of death:15 september 1976, Prague, Czech Republic
Nationality:Czech Republic
Period of activity: XX century
Specialization:Landscape painter, Photographer, Portraitist
Genre:Cityscape, Portrait, Still life, Street Photography
Art style:Impressionism, Surrealism, Pictorialist, New Objectivity

Creators Czech Republic

Franz Metzner (1870 - 1919)
Franz Metzner
1870 - 1919
Alfred Seifert (1850 - 1901)
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1850 - 1901
Petr Hrbek (1955 - 2012)
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1955 - 2012
Helen Zelezny-Scholz (1882 - 1974)
Helen Zelezny-Scholz
1882 - 1974
Joseph Carl Berthold Puttner (1821 - 1881)
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1821 - 1881
Emil Czech (1862 - 1929)
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1862 - 1929
Gabriel Max (1840 - 1915)
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1840 - 1915
Zdeněk Sýkora (1920 - 2011)
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1920 - 2011
Ferdinand Laufberger (1829 - 1881)
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1829 - 1881
Maximillian Pirner (1854 - 1924)
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1854 - 1924
Milan Knížák (1940)
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1940
Albin Polasek (1879 - 1965)
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1879 - 1965
Ferdinand Lepié (1824 - 1883)
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1824 - 1883
François Linke (1855 - 1946)
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1855 - 1946
Mikolash Alesh (1852 - 1913)
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1852 - 1913
Otakar Švec (1892 - 1955)
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1892 - 1955

Creators Impressionism

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Lionel Bulmer (1919 - 1992)
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1919 - 1992
Tetsuya Ishida (1973 - 2005)
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Zbigniew Makowski (1930 - 2019)
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1930 - 2019
Felice Casorati (1883 - 1963)
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1883 - 1963
Simon Glücklich (1863 - 1943)
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1863 - 1943
Leo Leuppi (1893 - 1972)
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1893 - 1972
Henri Liénard de Saint-Délis (1878 - 1949)
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1878 - 1949
Gunter Sachs (1932 - 2011)
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Andrei Nikolaevich Kostromitin (1928 - 1999)
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Moritz Bauernfeind (1870 - 1947)
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Sorel Etrog (1933 - 2014)
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Pablo Neruda (1904 - 1973)
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Giovanni Lomi (1889 - 1969)
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1889 - 1969
Fermín Revueltas Sánchez (1901 - 1935)
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1901 - 1935
John Robertson Reid (1851 - 1926)
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1851 - 1926
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