Persil Werbung
Artist: Peter Keetman (German, 1916-1987)
Date: 1935-1937
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 3/4 x 11 3/4 in. (22.2 x 29.8 cm)
mount: 29.8 x 40 cm (11 3/4 x 15 3/4 in.)
Medium: Gelatin silver print
Classification: Photographs
Credit Line: Purchased with funds from the Libbey Endowment, Gift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number: 1993.81
Label Text:Peter Keetman was known for his dramatic images produced for industrial publications and advertising designs. He was a founding member of a group called Fotoform that continued, with inevitable changes, the photographic aesthetic of the Bauhaus school in Germany with emphasis on abstraction and darkroom manipulation.
In this image Keetman has applied avant-garde style to a commercial image. Light is used to emphasize the texture of the soap powder and adds monumentality through the long shadows.
In this image Keetman has applied avant-garde style to a commercial image. Light is used to emphasize the texture of the soap powder and adds monumentality through the long shadows.
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