Portret van een vrouw 1895 - 1910

This photograph, made by Hans Rupprecht, captures a woman encased in sepia tones. The artist's process feels like a dance between intention and chance. The color palette is restricted, and this simplicity is really powerful. The dress of the subject almost blends into the background, she almost emerges out of the light. My eye keeps getting drawn to the way the white of her dress becomes the dominant color of the image, it is the brightest area and draws the eye, and somehow gives the photograph a ghostly quality. This reminds me of a painting by Gerhard Richter, where a portrait becomes blurred almost to the point of abstraction. It’s like Rupprecht anticipates painting, even though it's photography.