Stationsplein, Amsterdam, 1956 ca.
Gelatin silver print. Signed, titled, and dated by the executrix of the estate in pencil on print verso. Printed by the artist in the 70's.
paper: 50.6 cm x 35.7 cm
image: 48 cm x 31.2 cm
image: 48 cm x 31.2 cm
Exhibitions
2017, Look Ed! Again, Annet Gelink Gallery, Amsterdam, NL2014, Ed van der Elsken, Stadsarchief Amsterdam, NL
2005, Ed van der Elsken My Amsterdam, Foam, Amsterdam, NL
Literature
Ed van der Elsken, Amsterdam! [ENG], 2014, AmsterdamElsken, van der Ed. Amsterdam! Old Photographs 1946-1970. Top Notch vof, Uitgeverij Bas Lubberhuizen, Lecturis, 2014.
"Ed van der Elsken My Amsterdam", Edited by Martin Parr, 2005, De Verbeelding Publishing
Ed van der Elsken, 'enfant terrible' of Dutch photography, was a photographer and filmmaker who expressed his meetings with people in photos, photo books and films for more than 40 years. He started to photograph at the end of the 1940s.
His work is highly subjective, portraying striking individuals he encountered on his travels, documenting his own life and that of his surrounding. His approach was confrontational, embracing the bright as well as the darker sides of human life. The unconventional technique and the gritty snapshot-like quality of his work have been of great importance in the development of contemporary photography.
This black and white photo shows people walking near the central station in Amsterdam.
