Josef Sudek

View Larger
Image

Josef Sudek

Josef Sudek; Anna Farova

Synopsis:
Josef Sudek is counted among the greatest personalities in photography this century. He was born in 1896 in Bohemia, and was severely wounded in the First World War, losing his right arm. In the early Twenties he founded, together with other photographers, the Czech Photographic Society. He made a name for himself with photographs of the reconstruction of Prague Cathedral as the official photographer of the City of Prague. He is known today for his mastery of still life and nature photographs. His lyrical, realistic photographs, often with a background of filtered daylight, direct sunlight or grey skies, are melancholy, elegiac and sad. His poetic vision takes the viewer into the world of Franz Kafka and Jaroslav Seifert.

More About this Book | View All Listings | View Collectible Listings

Other editions: Softcover - 2003, Softcover - 2001, Hardcover - 1995, Hardcover - 1994, 1992, 1989, Hardcover - 1988, Softcover - 1985, 1978, 1978