Portrait of Marlene Dietrich, Hollywood 1935
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Anton Bruehl 2011 Australia
direct positive colour photograph National Gallery of Australia, Canberra Gift of American Friends of the National Gallery of Australia Inc., New York NY USA made possible with the generous support of Anton Bruehl Jr, 2006
In the spotlight: Anton Bruehl photographs 1920s-1950s
Monash Gallery of Art
Friday 24 June 2011 to Sunday 11 September 2011
Monash Gallery of Art is the exclusive Victorian venue for In the spotlight: Anton Bruehl photographs 1920s-1950s, a National Gallery of Australia (NGA) Exhibition
From his studio in New York, Australian-born Anton Bruehl created inventive and perfectly realised colour photographs for Condé Nast magazines such as Vogue. His work ranges across advertising, images of stars of stage, screen and socialites to his personal photography in the classic documentary tradition
Bruehl led the new field of colour photography and remained at its forefront until his retirement in 1966. He was best known for his elaborately staged, densely coloured advertisements and theatrical tableaux. American photographer Ansel Adams described his work as being ‘entirely contrived, and yet absolutely sincere’.
More information on this wonderful exhibition is currently available on the NGA website.
