KÜHN (Heinrich). - Lot 156

KÜHN (Heinrich). Heinrich Kühn. An Exhibition of One Hundred Photographs. Munich, Stefan Lennert; Zurich, Galerie Zur Stockeregg; Cologne, Galerie Rudolf Kicken; Hamburg, Photo Galerie Dröscher; Washington, Lunn Gallery; Paris, Baudoin Lebon, 1981–1982. Large in-4, publisher’s hardcover. An important catalog published on the occasion of the traveling exhibition dedicated to Heinrich Kühn (1866–1944), one of the leading figures of international Pictorialism. The book accompanied the exhibitions held successively in Munich, Zurich, Cologne, Hamburg, Washington, and Paris (Baudoin Lebon Gallery) between 1981 and 1982. Featuring one hundred photographs, it offers an exceptional overview of Kühn’s work, from his early prints using the pigment process, gum bichromate, and bromoil, to his later explorations. Portraits of his children, family scenes, landscapes, studies of light, and intimate compositions illustrate the aesthetic quest of a photographer who, alongside Alfred Stieglitz, Edward Steichen, and Clarence H. White, was one of the most refined exponents of art photography at the turn of the 20th century. The bilingual entries (German-English) provide detailed descriptions of the photographic processes used, the dimensions of the prints, and their dates, making this catalog an essential reference for the study of Kühn’s work. Very fine copy.