Rodin's Balzac by Moonlight, Meudon
Artist
Edward Jean Steichen
(American, 1879-1973)
CultureAmerican
Date1908
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsOverall, Image: 13 7/16 × 10 11/16 in. (34.1 × 27.1 cm)
Overall, Paper: 13 7/8 × 11 in. (35.2 × 27.9 cm)
Overall, Mat: 20 × 16 1/16 in. (50.8 × 40.8 cm)
Overall, Paper: 13 7/8 × 11 in. (35.2 × 27.9 cm)
Overall, Mat: 20 × 16 1/16 in. (50.8 × 40.8 cm)
InscribedSigned and dated [no date specified on card].
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number71.2207.17
Not on view
DescriptionThis is a gelatin silver print (photograph) depicting a statue of Balzac, illuminated in moonlight.Label TextEdward Steichen American (b. Luxembourg, 1879-1973) Rodin's Balzac By Moonlight, Meudon, 1908 Gelatin-silver print, printed later Gift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. 71.2207.17 After the first exhibition of his photographs in 1899, Steichen became a leading pictorial photographer. In collaboration with Alfred Stieglitz, he was a founding member of the Photo Secession, was instrumental in the publication of Camera Work, and suggested exhibitors for the gallery known as 291. Later, he became a fashion photographer and was photographically active in both World Wars.Exhibition History"History of Photography," Alice R. and Sol B. Frank Photography Galleries, Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, Va, Fall, 2001. "Edward Steichen: In Exaltation of Flowers," Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA, February 23 - November 28, 2021.
Edward Jean Steichen
April/July, 1911
