Potter
1932 · Gelatin silver print
9 11/16 × 7 3/4" (24.6 × 19.7 cm)
Museum of Modern Art
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Anton Bruehl
1900
PhotographyPhotography
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None documented
4
Institutional Exhibitions
7
Works in Collection
16
Assets Indexed
3
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The 28th Annual Exhibition of Advertising and Editorial Art of the New York Art Directors Club
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1949
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Portraits
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1943
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Three Centuries of American Art
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1938
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Photography 1839�1937
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1937
About
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Anton Bruehl was an American photographer and cinematographer who elevated commercial and still life photography through precise lighting, composition, and early mastery of color film processes. Active from the 1920s through the postwar period, he developed a distinctive approach to product imagery and editorial work for major publications, establishing himself as a significant figure in American modernist photography. His technical innovations in color photography transformed everyday objects into formally rigorous compositions.
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Museum of Modern Art
New York, US
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