Pictorialism
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Pictorialism was an early photographic movement that emphasized artistic expression and painterly aesthetics over straightforward documentation.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Pictorialist movement | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
art movement
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photographic movement ⓘ |
| aimedTo | establish photography as a fine art ⓘ |
| artisticGoal |
to make photographs resemble drawings or paintings
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to prioritize mood and atmosphere over detail ⓘ |
| associatedWithGroup |
Linked Ring
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Photo-Secession NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | straight photography ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United Kingdom
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United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| declinedInPeriod | 1920s ⓘ |
| emergedInPeriod | late 19th century ⓘ |
| field | photography ⓘ |
| flourishedInPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
atmospheric effects
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emphasis on artistic expression ⓘ manipulation of negatives and prints ⓘ painterly aesthetics ⓘ rejection of purely documentary photography ⓘ soft focus ⓘ subjective interpretation of reality ⓘ tonal control ⓘ use of special printing processes ⓘ |
| influenced |
early 20th-century photographic salons
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fine art photography ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Impressionism
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Symbolism NERFINISHED ⓘ academic painting traditions ⓘ |
| movementPeak | circa 1890s–1910s ⓘ |
| notableProponent |
Alfred Stieglitz
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Clarence H. White NERFINISHED ⓘ Edward Steichen NERFINISHED ⓘ F. Holland Day NERFINISHED ⓘ Gertrude Käsebier NERFINISHED ⓘ Heinrich Kühn NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Demachy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy | modernist photographers ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
art photography
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camera work as creative medium ⓘ |
| typicalSubject |
allegorical scenes
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landscapes ⓘ portraits ⓘ rural and pastoral scenes ⓘ |
| usedTechnique |
bromoil process
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combination printing ⓘ gum bichromate printing ⓘ hand-working of prints ⓘ platinum printing ⓘ soft-focus lenses ⓘ |
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Pictorialist movement