Else Wachenheimer, Josefine Moos-Levi, lid van de huishoudelijke staf, Isabel Wachenheimer en een vrouw in Hamburg, 1933 Possibly 1933 - 1938

This photograph shows Else Wachenheimer, Josefine Moos-Levi, a member of the household staff, Isabel Wachenheimer, and another woman in Hamburg, in 1933. It's anonymous; we don't know who took it. I can't help but wonder about that click of the camera, the framing of the image. I wonder what the photographer was thinking, what the subjects were feeling at that moment in time? The garden setting is lovely, but the year and location adds a layer of complexity to the reading of the image. The expressions on their faces tell a story, too. I think of other images of the era, the political context, and wonder about the lives and experiences of these women. The composition makes me think about how much we can infer from a gesture, a pose, or the quality of light. Artists are always inspired by what came before, making new art with new context.