Edith Jetten met een parasol in een boot 1925 - 1927

This photograph, titled 'Edith Jetten met een parasol in een boot,' captures a moment with a camera, though the artist is now anonymous. It’s all in black and white, and you can see how the light falls on Edith's face, under that parasol. The textures feel quiet, but the stillness in the image really lets you focus on the contrast between the textures in the boat and foliage on the shore. There’s something about how the artist chose to frame her, like she's floating there, waiting for something to happen. I love how the details in the water and the plants are all kind of soft, but Edith herself, and the boat she sits in, are more crisp, it makes you notice her as the main subject in the piece. It reminds me a little bit of the work of someone like Man Ray, playing with light and shadow to create something that feels both real and dreamy at the same time. It makes you wonder what she was thinking, sitting there in that boat.