Aenne Biermann

German, 1898 - 1933

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The image depicts a close-up view of a person's face, emphasizing the eyes, nose, and mouth, with no other body parts in view. The face fills the frame, with the eyes looking at the camera. The person wears thin-rimmed round glasses, and there are signs of aging around the eyes. The mouth is closed with slightly pursed lips. The image is in black and white, and the background is blurred, focusing solely on the facial features.
Aenne Biermann, Franz Roh, 1930, gelatin silver print, Corcoran Collection (Museum Purchase, Brenda and Robert Edelson Collection, 1997), 2015.19.4585

Franz Roh

Aenne Biermann · 1930 · gelatin silver print ·  Accession ID  2015.19.4585

The image shows several large, overlapping leaves with a single flower head on a curved stem. The color palette is monochromatic in shades of sepia and black. The flower head is in the upper right corner, while the leaves stretch diagonally across the lower half of the image, some overlapping each other against a dark background.
Aenne Biermann, Ohne Titel (Anthurium) (Untitled [Anthurium]), 1927, gelatin silver print, Alfred H. Moses and Fern M. Schad Fund, 2018.84.1

Ohne Titel (Anthurium) (Untitled [Anthurium])

Aenne Biermann · 1927 · gelatin silver print ·  Accession ID  2018.84.1