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Signed original photogenic from 1940's -1950's. These works are original works not done in editions. Condition is excellent. This example is one of the finest I have seen with great contrast, balance and composition. Size is 11 by 14 inches. After seeing her images, Chagall told Jacobi that he realized that photography could indeed be a fine art form, as opposed to simple snapshots. For Jacobi, this was a rewarding experience and renewed her confidence in how she viewed herself and her work. Exploring the Medium She demonstrated that she could do photography with style and explore the artistic aspects of the medium. Such was the case with her abstract expressionism that incorporated photo materials (but no camera), known as “Photogenics.” Jacobi began creating these images in the late ’40s at the suggestion of a friend and fellow artist, Leo Katz (in addition to a new way to express art, photogenics took her mind off her husband dying). In the darkroom, she used a flashlight diffused by clear plastic or another sheer material to “paint” light directly onto photographic paper. Each image was unique. Jacobi was poor in those days and reused her materials. She went on to create photographs during the 1950s "in the purist state" by drawing directly on photo-sensitized paper with light instead of using a camera. The AGO owns an example created by moving strips of cellulose over the paper. Jacobi would experiment with placement and exposure until she created an image she felt was worth printing.
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