Composition (1927–1929): Art, History and Details
Composition at the Cleveland Museum of Art: 1927–1929, gelatin silver print, silver bromide, photogram. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.
Composition (1927–1929) is in the Cleveland Museum of Art collection. The museum's creator attribution is Jaromír Funke (Czech, 1896–1945).
The work and its context
The museum's open-access catalogue describes the work:
Active during the 1920s and 1930s, Jaromír Funke was one of Czechoslovakia's most important photographers. During the late 1920s, Funke used panes and spheres of glass, bottles, and other objects to create striking abstract compositions and still lifes that emphasized reflected light and cast shadows.
Object facts
- Title: Composition
- Date: 1927–1929
- Creator attribution: Jaromír Funke (Czech, 1896–1945)
- Culture: Czechoslovakia, 20th century
- Type: Photograph
- Technique: gelatin silver print, silver bromide, photogram
- Dimensions: Image: 38.2 x 27.7 cm (15 1/16 x 10 7/8 in.); Matted: 50.8 x 61 cm (20 x 24 in.)
- Collection: PH - Czech
- Department: Photography
- Accession number: 1986.38
Collection credit
John L. Severance Fund
Further reading listed by the museum
- Cleveland Museum of Art, Tom E Hinson. Catalogue of Photography. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1996.
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See the museum's photographs and full catalogue entry. Catalogue text is reproduced from the Cleveland Museum of Art's open-access data, with HTML formatting removed. This object and its supplied image are designated CC0.
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