"The Intimate World of Josef Sudek," 28 Oct 2016 - 26 Feb 2017
Josef Sudek, "Window of My Studio," c. 1940–54
gelatin silver print, 16.8 × 11.6 cm, National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa. Gift from an anonymous donor, 2010. ©Estate of Josef Sudek. Photo by NGC
Czech photographer Josef Sudek (1896–1976) produced some of the twentieth century’s most haunting images taken through the window of his studio, as well as of gardens, parks and streets of his beloved city, Prague.
Josef Sudek, "Window of My Studio," c. 1940-54
Josef Sudek, "Workers Inside St. Vitus Cathedral, Prague. Shafts of Light Illuminate the Space," 1924-28
Josef Sudek, "Window of My Studio," c. 1940-54
Working solely with bulky large-format cameras, despite losing an arm in the First World War, Sudek was a master of pigment and silver print processes. He pushed photography beyond its preoccupations with painterly and modernist styles to explore his own particular brand of romanticism.
Josef Sudek. "Prague at Night," c. 1950–59
gelatin silver print, sheet: 12.4 x 17.2 cm; image: 12 x 16.7 cm, National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa. Photo ©NGC Gift of an anonymous donor, 2010 ©Estate of Josef Sudek
This Canadian Photography Institute exhibition at the National Gallery of Canada is the first major show to examine the work and life of Sudek and his intimate circle of artist friends during the decades before and after the Second World War.
Source: National Gallery of Canada
