Thursday, June 11, 2009

...Catching up. National Gallery of Australia.

NGA- Favorite Piece.

(pic thanks to (http://cs.nga.gov.au/Detail.cfm?IRN=119385)

This is a Gelatin silver photograph taken in 1952; The artist is Toni Schneiders, Born 1920,Germany.  It is a self portrait and part of a rare collection that the NGA holds called 'Camerawork'.  It was Purchased in 1989 by the NGA and is personally signed "Toni Schneiders, Selbstportrait (self Portrait) 1952"

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