La Duchesse de Gramont

1924

Edward J. Steichen American, 1879-1973

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Edward Steichen, one of the most prominent figures in early twentieth-century photography, is recognized for both his artistic and commercial work at a time when photography had only slight recognition as a serious art form. Consequently, aesthetic innovation in photographic circles was often evident in magazine work, and Steichen believed that fashion and other commercial photography could be raised to the level of high art. From 1923 to 1938, he was the chief photographer for publishing firm Condé Nast. He work appeared frequently in Vanity Fair and Vogue where Steichen set a standard for fashion and portrait photography in ways that shaped the genres for many years. He considered this photograph of Elisabeth da Gramont (1875–1954) a “fashion portrait.” The subject was a sophisticated, albeit bohemian, Parisian aristocrat and woman of letters, who helped to exemplify his refined, yet casual approach to fashion as well as portraiture in the mid-1920s.

From Bulletin of the Detroit Institute of Arts 89 (2015)

Title La Duchesse de Gramont

Artwork Date 1924

Artist Edward J. Steichen

Life Dates 1879-1973

Nationality Please note: Definitions for nationality may vary significantly, depending on chronology and world events. Some definitions include: Belonging to a people having a common origin based on a geography and/or descent and/or tradition and/or culture and/or religion and/or language, or sharing membership in a legally defined nation. American

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Medium Gelatin silver print

Dimensions Sheet: 9 1/2 × 7 1/2 inches (24.1 × 19.1 cm)

Classification Photographs

Department Prints, Drawings & Photographs

Credit Museum Purchase with funds from the Founders Junior Council

Accession Number This unique number is assigned to an individual artwork as part of the cataloguing process at the time of entry into the permanent collection. Most frequently, accession numbers begin with the year in which the artwork entered the museum’s holdings. For example, 2008.3 refers to the year of acquisition and notes that it was the 3rd of that year. The DIA has a few additional systems—no longer assigned—that identify specific donors or museum patronage groups. 2002.116

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Inscriptions Inscribed, dated in pencil, on verso: #1 [encircled]; Gramont | June 1924 | #119 | PF36563e In blue pencil, on verso of mount, upper center: 35 In red pencil, on verso of mount, left center: 18.

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Joanna Steichen, New York, New York, 2002
2002-present, purchase by the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)

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Edward J. Steichen, La Duchesse de Gramont, 1924, gelatin silver print. Detroit Institute of Arts, Museum Purchase with funds from the Founders Junior Council, 2002.116.