Two Studies of Lotte Beese

Hannes Meyer (mentioned on object), 1929

In 1929, ten years after the Bauhaus was founded, photography became an official part of its curriculum. Hannes Meyer, the art school’s director at the time, made these two studies of his pupil Lotte Beese. The radical cropping and unusual vantage point characterize them as typical Bauhaus photographs.

  • Artwork typephotograph
  • Object numberRP-F-2005-107-354
  • Dimensionsheight 115 mm x width 87 mm
  • Physical characteristicsontwikkelgelatinezilverdruk

Identification

  • Title(s)

    • Two Studies of Lotte Beese
    • Study of Lotte Beese, Dessau

  • Object type

  • Object number

    RP-F-2005-107-354

  • Inscriptions / marks

    date: ‘1929’

Creation

  • Creation

    photographer: Hannes Meyer (mentioned on object), Dessau

  • Dating

    1929

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    ontwikkelgelatinezilverdruk

  • Dimensions

    height 115 mm x width 87 mm

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Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    Purchased with the support of the BankGiro Lottery, the Paul Huf Fonds/Rijksmuseum Fonds and the Johan Huizinga Fonds/Rijksmuseum Fonds

  • Acquisition

    purchase 2005

  • Copyright

    Public domain

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