Artwork
Untitled
Untitled is a photographic photography by Unknown. It dates from 1928 and is held in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum.
About this work
Overview
This untitled black-and-white photograph is part of an album that documents Bill Brandt's early career as a photographer. The image captures a nighttime scene in a European city, likely Hamburg in the late 1920s.
Subject & Meaning
The photograph depicts a dimly lit street corner with a woman walking past a lit shop window, hinting at the nightlife themes that Brandt would later explore in his published works.
History & Provenance
The photograph is part of an album that belonged to Brandt's first wife, Eva Boros, and includes early versions of many of his key works, as well as previously unpublished images.
Context
The album illustrates Brandt's photographic journey across various European cities, including Vienna, Hungary, Hamburg, Paris, Barcelona, Madrid, and London, during the early stages of his career.
Artist & collection
Domestic Scene
Giacomo and Cardinal Marco, investing Andrea, Abbot of San Zeno, with his Benefice
The Nymph of Fontainebleau
Portrait of a Woman
Madonna and Child with Saints in the Enclosed Garden
Venus and Minerva
Family Group of Four on Sofa
Wall painting from Room H of the Villa of P. Fannius Synistor at Boscoreale
