Portret van Irene With en een onbekende vrouw lopend over straat 1920 - 1930

This small photo captures Irene With and an unknown woman walking down the street, probably sometime last century. It's an anonymous work, and the silver gelatin printing process gives it this lovely, grainy texture, almost like a drawing. I can imagine the photographer, whoever they were, spotting these two women and quickly snapping a picture. What caught their eye? Was it the way they were dressed, the way they held themselves, or the way they interacted with each other in this Parisian setting? The light is soft and diffused, casting long shadows that stretch across the ground. There’s something so casual and fleeting about this scene, like a stolen moment captured in time. This artist is participating in a long tradition in the history of painting, where observation of everyday life is heightened by artistic intervention. It's a simple photograph, really, but one that speaks volumes about human connection, and how we're all just walking through life together.