01 work, PORTRAIT OF A LADY, with Footnotes. #79

Jozef Danyi, Czech Republic

Mumie

Photograph, C-type on Paper

23.6 W x 23.6 H

Private collection

Mummy, body embalmed, naturally preserved, or treated for burial with preservatives after the manner of the ancient Egyptians. The process varied from age to age in Egypt, but it always involved removing the internal organs (though in a late period they were replaced after treatment), treating the body with resin, and wrapping it in linen bandages. Among the many other peoples who practiced mummification were the people living along the Torres Strait, between Papua New Guinea and Australia, and the Incas of South America. More on Mummy

Jozef Danyi was born in 1969. He lives and works in the picturesque city of Bruntál, Czech Republic. He is a self-taught photographer who specializes primarily in portrait photography, and his production has the hallmarks of mastering of a widely opened diaphragm and dramatic utilization of light. His distinctive creation is characteristic not only by its composition, but also sensitivity and sensuality. He has been actively participating in the International Photographic Salons since 2012, where he has received 53 awards so far. He published his photographs in the book Sensual Photography, and in many other international photographic catalogst. He is an active member of the Czech Federation of Art Photography (CFFU) and the International Federation of Photographic Art. More on Jozef Danyi

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01 work, PORTRAIT OF A LADY, with Footnotes. #78

Alfred Stieglitz, (1864-1946)

Portrait of Marie Rapp at 291, c. 1941

Platinum print

9 3/4 x 7 7/8 inches (248 x 197 mm)

Private collection

Marie Rapp was Alfred Stieglitz's secretary at his 291 Gallery, and a lifelong friend. She not only helped run the gallery but assisted with the publication of Camera Work. He photographed her many times. A close friend and confidante, she was an excellent subject, her natural grace and beauty resulting in a touching image. More on this work

Alfred Stieglitz (January 1, 1864 – July 13, 1946) was the eldest child of highly cultured and prosperous parents. The family of eight spent winters in New York City and summered on the shores of Lake George in upper New York State, as did Stieglitz until his death in 1946. The family went abroad in 1881, where Alfred pursued advanced training in Germany, first as an engineer, and after 1883 as a photographer. By the time he returned to New York in 1890, the quality of his work and the originality of his technical research had earned him a considerable reputation and he soon became widely recognized as one of America's leading artists in photography. Through publications such as Camera Notes (1897-1900) and Camera Work (1903-17), and his active role in photography exhibitions, he played a pivotal role in introducing to Americans the idea that photography, far from just a means of providing a mechanical record, was an art form with its own aesthetic qualities and standards.

In the years before and during World War I, Stieglitz exhibited the work of many of Europe's leading avant-garde artists, as well as emerging American artists and photographers, at the Photo-Secession Gallery, 291. In a succession of galleries thereafter he supported such distinguished American artists as Arthur Dove, Marsden Hartley, John Marin, Gaston Lachaise (1882-1935), and Georgia O'Keeffe (1887-1986). More on Alfred Stieglitz 

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01 work, PORTRAIT OF A LADY, with Footnotes. #77

Boris Georgiev, (1888 - 1962)

Haydarabad Princess Nilufar

Oil on canvas

50 x 65.5 cm

Private collection

Princess Begum Sahiba Niloufer Khanum Sultana Farhat of Hyderabad (4 January 1916 – 12 June 1989) was one of the last princesses of the Ottoman Empire. She was married to the second son of the last Nizam of Hyderabad in India.

Niloufer was born at the Göztepe Palace in Istanbul, Turkey, at a time when her mother's family was ruling the Ottoman Empire. Her father was Damad Moralizada Salaruddin Bey Effendi, a prominent member of the Ottoman court. 

At the end of World War I, the ruling dynasty was deposed and Turkey was declared a republic. Later, in 1924, the Ottomans were exiled from Turkey. They settled in France

On December 20, 1931, at her maternal uncle's Hilafat Palace in Nice, Niloufer was married at age 16 to Moazzam Jah, second son of the last ruling Nizam of Hyderabad. 

Unlike other ladies in her family (this is true of both her natal family in Turkey and her marital family in India) who felt that their dignity and honour lay in not making public spectacles of themselves, Niloufer preferred to move about the city quite freely, leaving the palace frequently to attend public engagements, cocktail parties and late-night revels.  Her beauty and active public life received mention in the press, and she was featured on the cover pages of magazines. She was judged as one of the 10 most beautiful women in the world and was even offered several roles in films.

Niloufer made known to her father-in-law the problems arising due to this lack of medical facilities. As a result, a specialty hospital for women and children was built in the Red Hills area of the city. Indeed, the hospital was named Niloufer Hospital in her honour and she was named its patron. It was at her father-in-law's behest that Niloufer, during World War II, obtained training as a nurse, and helped in relief efforts in Hyderabad, where some Indian soldiers who had suffered injuries in the war theatres of Europe or East Asia were brought for recuperation. 

Niloufer did not conceive a child. She travelled to Europe to consult doctors, because there were no specialist obstetricians in Hyderabad. In 1948, 17 years after his marriage to Niloufer, her husband Moazzam Jah took a second wife- Razia Begum, daughter of a local aristocrat in Hyderabad, which was in accordance with both Islamic law and tradition. 

Eventually, in 1952, after 21 years of marriage, Niloufer and her husband were divorced. After her divorce, Niloufer moved to France where the Ottoman family had settled after their exile from Turkey. Niloufer maintained an active social life. On February 21, 1963, in Paris, Niloufer married Edward Julius Pope, an American war hero, author, and film producer. She died in Paris on June 12, 1989. More on Princess Nilufar

Boris Georgiev was born in Varna in 1888 and dies in Rome in 1962. His artistic education first took place in St. Petersburg (1905-1909), and then at the Munich Academy. In St. Petersburg, his teacher was Nikolay Roerich, whom he will later follow in the spiritual path, aesthetic ideas, and the worship of the wisdom of the East.

After completing his education, the artist began his remarkable journey - in Italy, France, Switzerland, Belgium, the Netherlands, Norway, Finland, Greece, Spain, Morocco.In 1929 he approached Albert Einstein, who highly appreciated his art and helped him to open an exhibition in Berlin. More on Boris Georgiev

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01 work, PORTRAIT OF A LADY, Mosè Bianchi's Common lady, with Footnotes. #76

Mosè Bianchi, (1840 - 1904)

Common lady, c. 1897

Oil on canvas

71 x 115 cm

Private collection

Mosè Bianchi ( Monza , 1840-1904) was an Italian painter and printmaker. Bianchi's family moved from Monza to Milan and he enrolled at the Brera Academy . Having interrupted his studies to serve in the second war of independence, he returned to attend the school directed by Giuseppe Bertini .

The award of a grant in 1867 enabled him to visit Venice and then Paris in 1869. He took part with some success at the Brera exhibitions and the Vienna Exhibition of 1873. It was in this period That he Began to paint genre scenes in 18th- century settings and numerous portraits, soon becoming one of the most popular artists on demand with the Milanese middle classes. He returned to Venice in 1879 and visited Chioggia for the first time. Gignese , views of Milan and Venice along the streets of Gignese. More on Mosè Bianchi

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02 works, PORTRAIT OF A LADY, with Footnotes. #75

Edouard Boubat, (1923 - 1999)

Lella, Bretagne, c. 1970

Gelatin silver print on Agfa paper

 37.4 x 25.8 cm (40.5 x 30.4 cm)

Private collection

After the World War II, the time Boubat shared with his sister and her friends, was the happiest for him, marked by the meeting of Lella who would become his friend, his model and, in 1947, his wife.

In this work, the young woman with dark hair, bust forward like the bow of a ship, seems to contemplate the future. This woman is Lella. With her and a friend, Séguis, Edouard Boubat goes on vacation. They share their common passion for art, they love each other.

"Lella was inseparable from her friend Seguis The freshness of Edouard Boubat's gaze, dazzled by this bewitching double femininity was a great moment in photography." Agathe Gaillard

The transparency of the blouse, in this work, allowing one to discover the bare neck and the black bra, allows Boubat to play effects of matter and subtle gradations of whites and grays. More on this work

Some consider this photo the masterpiece of Edouard Boubat. 

Édouard Boubat (13 September, 1923–died Paris 30 June 1999) was a French photojournalist and art photographer.

Boubat was born in Montmartre, Paris. He studied typography and graphic arts at the École Estienne and worked for a printing company before becoming a photographer. In 1943 he was subjected to service du travail obligatoire, forced labour of French people in Nazi Germany. He took his first photograph after the war in 1946 and was awarded the Kodak Prize the following year. He travelled the world for the French magazine Réalités, and later worked as a freelance photographer. French poet Jacques Prévert called him a "peace correspondent" as he was a humanist, apolitical and photographed uplifting subjects. His son Bernard Boubat is also a photographer. More on Édouard Boubat

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