jobjob Posted June 18, 2012 Share #1 Posted June 18, 2012 Advertisement (gone after registration) I saw this picture at a flea market and the face expression attracted me. That's why I asked the dealer if it would be a painting or a print. She replied that it had been common in the early 20th century to combine photographic portraits of people with painted clothes and painted backgrounds. With this form of collage portrayed persons could transform themselves in the characters they wanted to be - or into the persons people would like to see. More images via timelog 17061215 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted June 18, 2012 Posted June 18, 2012 Hi jobjob, Take a look here "Photoshop" like image manipulation in the early 20th century.. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
pico Posted June 18, 2012 Share #2 Posted June 18, 2012 During that era children were considered small adults which accounts for some of their more formal clothing, at least among those who could afford the clothes, and in addition a certain set of clothes they wore often portrayed their father's profession, thus the sailor outfit which in this case was embellished. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
250swb Posted June 19, 2012 Share #3 Posted June 19, 2012 The sailor suit was worn by both boy's and girl's in the Victorian era and the fashion was started by Queen Victoria dressing one of her children in a copy of the Royal Navy uniform. Steve Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pico Posted June 19, 2012 Share #4 Posted June 19, 2012 The sailor suit was worn by both boy's and girl's in the Victorian era and the fashion was started by Queen Victoria dressing one of her children in a copy of the Royal Navy uniform. Steve Oh great! You set off a meme I will have to deal with for a while. "... Britannia rule the waves. Englishmen will never be slaves." I'll wash it away with some Bob Dylan. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
luigi bertolotti Posted June 19, 2012 Share #5 Posted June 19, 2012 Yes, in late '800 / start '900 the "mixing" of painting and photographing was considered at all normal, and even in terms of artists themselves , there used to be a strict relationship between thw two disciplines; it is worth reminding that the first Impressionists' exhibition (to be precise, the exhibition that made a reviewer to invent the term "impressionism") was held at the studio of a Parisian photographer (Nadar) Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jobjob Posted June 19, 2012 Author Share #6 Posted June 19, 2012 (edited) Thanks for all the interesting comments. Telling about Nadar i suddenly remember that 15 years ago i made holiday in a nice house formaly owned by the family Niepce. http://www.maisonniepce.com/index_en.html And they had similar photo/painting collages hanging at their walls too. The old collage technique is so funny/interesting for me because inter alia I earn my money with the compositing of pictures and film via hightec computer, photoshop and co and i have had learned this part of my business with stuff named "paintbox" from Quantel. But just a last question: had the choice between painted or real clothes been a question of money or just a question of aesthetic in that times? Best regards JJ Edited June 19, 2012 by jobjob Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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