Bill Brandt
The Perfect Parlourmaid - English Parlourmaid (Evening), 1935
Vintage Gelatin Silver Print
25.1 x 22.2 cms
9 14/16 x 8 11/16 ins
Series: 1. The English at Home
11494
Further images
Provenance
The Estate of Bill BrandtEdwynn Houk Gallery, New York
Exhibitions
'The English at Home: 20th Century Photographs from The Hyman Collection' at the Centre for British Photography, London (26 January - 28 May 2023)Literature
'The Perfect Parlourmaid', Picture Post, vol. 4, no. 4 (July 29, 1939), pp. 43-7. (opening image is a variant of the present photograph)
Titled, in pencil, English Parlourmaid (Evening) on verso. Photographer's '58, Hillfield Court' stamp on verso. The present photograph is a very close variant of the opening image of Brandt's important...
Titled, in pencil, English Parlourmaid (Evening) on verso.
Photographer's "58, Hillfield Court" stamp on verso.
The present photograph is a very close variant of the opening image of Brandt's important photo series 'The Perfect Parlourmaid', Picture Post, vol. 4, no. 4 (July 29, 1939), pp. 43-7.
The angle chosen is very slightly different and the atmosphere is darker formally and psychologically than the published image.
Copyright The Bill Brandt Archive, London / Courtesy Edwynn Houk Gallery, New York / Zürich. 2018
British Photography / The Hyman Collection
Photographer's "58, Hillfield Court" stamp on verso.
The present photograph is a very close variant of the opening image of Brandt's important photo series 'The Perfect Parlourmaid', Picture Post, vol. 4, no. 4 (July 29, 1939), pp. 43-7.
The angle chosen is very slightly different and the atmosphere is darker formally and psychologically than the published image.
Copyright The Bill Brandt Archive, London / Courtesy Edwynn Houk Gallery, New York / Zürich. 2018
British Photography / The Hyman Collection