Truth Beauty: Pictorialism and the Photograph as Art, 1845-1945

by Alison Nordstrom and Alison Nordström

The hauntingly beautiful works of the Pictorialist movement are among the most spectacular photographs ever created. Beginning in the late nineteenth century, Pictorialist artists sought to elevate photography-- until then seen largely as a scientific tool for documentation--to an art form equal to painting. Adopting a soft-focus approach and utilizing dramatic effects of light, richly coloured tones and bold technical experimentation, they opened...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1553659813
• ISBN13: 9781553659815
• Release Date: November 2011
• Publisher: Douglas & McIntyre
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 2.29 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 9.2" x 11.0"