The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of March 22, 2024

Euphorbia Neriifolia

Euphorbia Neriifolia

c. 1928
(German, 1897–1968)
Image: 23 x 16.9 cm (9 1/16 x 6 5/8 in.); Paper: 23.2 x 17 cm (9 1/8 x 6 11/16 in.); Matted: 45.7 x 35.6 cm (18 x 14 in.)
© 2013 Albert Renger-Ptzsch Archiv / Ann u. Jürgen Wilde, Zülpich / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Location: not on view

Description

A pioneer of realistic, straight photography, labeled "New Objectivity" (Neue Sachlichkeit) in Germany, Albert Renger-Patzsch produced powerful gelatin silver prints of nature, architecture, and machinery. He presented his subjects in dramatic close-ups, harshly lit to emphasize their surfaces and contours, and with their edges thrown into relief by dark, unfocused backgrounds. As in this finely detailed image of a succulent, his photographs concentrated attention on structures, patterns, and textures that might ordinarily be overlooked.
  • Cleveland Museum of Art, Tom E Hinson. Catalogue of Photography. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1996. Reproduced: P. 273
  • Legacy of Light: Master Photographs from the Cleveland Museum of Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 24, 1996-February 2, 1997).
    CMA, November 20,1996 - February 2, 1997: "Legacy of Light: Master Photographs from the Cleveland Museum of Art."
  • {{cite web|title=Euphorbia Neriifolia|url=false|author=Albert Renger-Patzsch|year=c. 1928|access-date=22 March 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1991.275