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CATEGORY: PHOTOGRAPHS

Gelatin silver print by Dutch master photographer Rutger ten Broeke. Signed, vintage 1981.

Creator:
Rutger ten Broeke (1944, Arnhem, The Netherlands)

Object:
Photograph, gelatin silver print. Last image of Rutger ten Broeke working is for reference only.

Country:
The Netherlands

Design period:
1981

Production period:
1981

Identifying marks:
Signature on verso. Writing: via Ger Fiolet A'dam [Amsterdam]

Style:
Fine art nude

Condition:
In perfect condition.

Material:
Gelatin silver print on Agfa baryta paper

Colour:
Black & White

Dimensions:
Image: W 23.5 x H 25.5 cm | Paper: W 27.5 x H 30.0 cm | Matted: W 40.0 x H 50.0 cm


Biography
Rutger ten Broeke was born on February 11, 1944 in Arnhem. He studied at college in Arnhem and at the Rietveld Academy in Amsterdam. He is a key figure in the development of photography in The Netherlands. He started a commercial business, RTB Photography, while studying. In 1984, he organized the first photography Biennial in Enschede, The Netherlands. He worked for several fashion magazines and started the photography gallery, F32 in 1985. Ten Broeke is internationally known for his classic black and white nudes. Central to his work is his fascination with the (female) body in nature and the emotional relationship between the two. Ten Broeke creates timeless and harmonious images with compositional perfection. His aesthetic concept combines beauty and purity with great technical skills. Ten Broeke was a professor at the AKI (The Academy for Art and Industry) in Enschede and is active up until now as a free, creative art photographer. Since 2006 Rutger ten Broeke has a close relationship with the Kahmann Gallery in Amsterdam. The Kahmann Gallery handles shows and purchases and is instrumental in the creation of his books and publications. The most important: the book: "40 Years", published in a limited edition, each with a hand-printed fibre based print. Modern prints by Rutger ten Broeke are for sale at Kahmann Gallery in Amsterdam in the price range of € 2.000 - € 8.000 (link to galleryviewer here).
RUTGER TEN BROEKE (1944)
Entwining
signed vintage photograph
1981
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€ 1.650,00