Artwork
Untitled
Untitled is a photographic photography by Kurt Edzard. It is held in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum.
About this work
Overview
This untitled black-and-white photograph by Kurt Edzard is part of the Archive of Art and Design's collection. It is mounted on a green card and features a sculpture.
Subject & Meaning
The photograph depicts a rough, textured statue of a naked figure with simplified, broad planes and a featureless head. The sculpture's feet are planted wide on a low, square base, conveying a sense of stability.
Technique & Style
The sculpture's rough surface suggests a rapid, expressive creation process, with visible scraping or carving marks. The photograph itself is aged, with a faded border and a small stamp in the corner.
History & Provenance
The photograph was part of a collection bequeathed by William Kineton Parkes in 1938. Parkes, a novelist, art historian, and librarian, had distributed questionnaires to sculptors in the 1920s, and this image was one of the responses he received.
Artist & collection
Artist
Kurt Edzard’s photographs feel like quick sketches stashed in a stranger’s pocket.
