Arnold Genthe Figurative Photography

1869-1942

Arnold Genthe was born in Berlin, Germany, in 1869. After graduating from the University of Berlin, Genthe moved to San Francisco in 1895. There, he established himself as a portrait photographer of celebrities. He also did a series of Chinatown genre — which was published as Old Chinatown — and scenes of the destruction caused by the 1906 earthquake. In 1911, Genthe moved to NYC, where he was a pioneer in dance photography, producing Book of the Dance (1916) and Isadora Duncan (1929). He penned his memoir, called As I Remember, before his death in New Milford, Connecticut, in 1942. Genthe exhibited at the California Camera Club, 1899, 1901 (gold medal); Society of Independent Artists, 1917; Paris, 1928 (gold medal); Staten Island Museum, New York, 1975; in the New York Historical Society; and the Oakland Museum.

Artist: Arnold Genthe

The Poet's Son Billie 1898

By Arnold Genthe

Located in Soquel, CA

Late 19th century portrait of a young boy by Arnold Genthe (German, 1869-1942). Signed "Arnold Genthe" lower left. "Billie 11 mo." on verso in the artist...

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1890s Realist Arnold Genthe Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Arnold Genthe
The Poet's Son Billie 1898, 1898

$550

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Late 19th Century Realist Arnold Genthe Figurative Photography

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Watercolor, Photographic Paper

Baron Raimund von Stillfried
Japan – Geisha Girl with Fan – Hand-colored albumen print, 1880

$500

H 10.56 in W 8.04 in

Japan – Samurai - Hand-colored Meiji Period photograph

Located in Middletown, NY

Yokohama, Japan: c 1890. Hand-tinted albumen print, 10 1/8 x 7 3/4 inches (258 x 198 mm), numbered B 1161 and captioned in negative at lower right; very light cockling, brightly col...

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Late 19th Century Realist Arnold Genthe Figurative Photography

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Watercolor, Photographic Paper

Japan – Samurai - Hand-colored Meiji Period photograph, 1890

$400

H 10.16 in W 7.8 in

Japan – Two young geishas in flower garden, studio photograph, hand-colored

Located in Middletown, NY

Yokohama, Japan: c 1890. Hand-tinted albumen print, 10 1/2 x 8 inches (266 x 203 mm), numbered B334 in negative, right side of image printed somewhat lighter than left, tiny in-nega...

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Late 19th Century Realist Arnold Genthe Figurative Photography

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Watercolor, Photographic Paper

Ogawa Kumakasa
Japan – Two young geishas in flower garden, studio photograph, hand-colored, 1890

$450

H 10.48 in W 8 in

Japan – Two young women playing hanetsuki (badminton) – Hand-colored photograph

Located in Middletown, NY

Two young women playing hanetsuki (badminton/battledore/shuttlecock), studio photograph. Yokohama, Japan: c 1890. Hand-tinted albumen print, 10 1/2 x...

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Late 19th Century Realist Arnold Genthe Figurative Photography

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Watercolor, Photographic Paper

Japan – Two young women playing hanetsuki (badminton) – Hand-colored photograph, 1890

$400

H 10.48 in W 8 in

Japan – Tokyo, The Yoshiwara Prostitute Houses

Located in Middletown, NY

Original Photograph / Photographer unattributed Yokohama, Japan: c 1890. Hand-tinted albumen print, 8 x 10 1/2 (204 x 266 mm), uncaptioned, some cockling at top corners; pencil ins...

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Late 19th Century Realist Arnold Genthe Figurative Photography

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Watercolor, Photographic Paper

Japan – Tokyo, The Yoshiwara Prostitute Houses, 1890

$300

H 8.04 in W 10.48 in

Japan – Geisha, Kago Travelling Chair

Located in Middletown, NY

Original Photograph / Photographer unattributed Yokohama, Japan: c 1885. Hand-tinted albumen print, 7 3/4 x 10 1/4 inches (197 x 260 mm), numbered B 86 and captioned caption on lowe...

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Late 19th Century Realist Arnold Genthe Figurative Photography

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Watercolor, Photographic Paper

Japan – Geisha, Kago Travelling Chair, 1885

$250

H 7.76 in W 9.85 in

Japan – Daibutsu, Hiogo, Kobe – Hand-colored Meiji Period photograph

Located in Middletown, NY

circa 1890. Hand-tinted albumen print, 7 7/8 x 10 1/4 inches (200 x 260 mm), numbered B 289 and captioned in negative at lower right. Unmounted; housed in an archival mat with clear...

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Late 19th Century Realist Arnold Genthe Figurative Photography

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Watercolor, Photographic Paper

Japan – Daibutsu, Hiogo, Kobe – Hand-colored Meiji Period photograph, 1890

$425

H 7.88 in W 10.24 in

Japan, Girls Playing on Konkonchiki Game, original photograph

Located in Middletown, NY

Hand-tinted albumen print, 7 7/8 x 10 1/4 inches (200 x 260 mm), numbered B 1085 and captioned in negative at lower right. Tiny in-negative defects creating white spots. Unmounted;...

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Late 19th Century Realist Arnold Genthe Figurative Photography

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Watercolor, Photographic Paper

Japan, Girls Playing on Konkonchiki Game, original photograph, 1890

$375

H 7.88 in W 10.24 in

Japan – Three dancing geisha apprentices – Hand-colored Meiji Period photograph

Located in Middletown, NY

Yokohama, Japan: c 1880. Hand-tinted albumen print, 8 1/8 x 10 1/2 inches (205 x 267 mm), numbered 1625 and captioned "Dancing" in negative at lower right; pencil inscription in Jap...

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Late 19th Century Realist Arnold Genthe Figurative Photography

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Watercolor, Photographic Paper

Japan – Three dancing geisha apprentices – Hand-colored Meiji Period photograph, 1880

$400

H 8.08 in W 10.52 in

Japan, Girl Winter Costume

By Baron Raimund von Stillfried

Located in Middletown, NY

Stillfried, Raimund von Japan, Girl Winter Costume Yokohama, Japan: c 1880. Hand-tinted albumen print, 10 1/4 x 7 3/4 inches (260x 200 mm), numbered B 1080 and titled in the lower r...

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Late 19th Century Realist Arnold Genthe Figurative Photography

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Watercolor, Photographic Paper

Baron Raimund von Stillfried
Japan, Girl Winter Costume, 1880

$500

H 10.24 in W 7.88 in

Woman collecting sea shells

Located in Middletown, NY

Circa 1890 Hand-tinted albumen print, 10 1/2 x 8 inches (266 x 203 mm), small handwritten number '285' in negative, lower left. Unmounted; housed in an archival mat with clear mounting corners. [Nagasaki University Library, Catalog Number : 1889] A woman wearing a towel over her head Anesama kaburi style picks up shells. The background is the sea. There are boats with sails on the beach. It is probably a dramatized photo. Ogawa Katsumasa (1860 – 1936) was a pivotal figure in early Japanese photography. He adapted cutting-edge Western technology in photo-printing processes to produce numerous half-tone and collotype publications which transformed the market which had previously concentrated on the more expensive souvenir albums. Ogawa's publications were also instrumental in introducing Japanese art and culture to a mass international audience. He built one of the most successful photographic businesses in late-Meiji Japan. He opened his first portrait studio in Tomioka, Gumma Prefecture, in 1877. [Bennett, Terry. Old Japanese Photographs...

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Late 19th Century Realist Arnold Genthe Figurative Photography

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Watercolor, Photographic Paper

Ogawa Kazumasa
Woman collecting sea shells, 1880

$500

H 10.48 in W 8 in

Japan – Woman in winter outfit with umbrella (background of Mt. Fuji)

Located in Middletown, NY

Yokohama, Japan. Hand-tinted albumen print, 10 1/4 x 8 inches (259 x 201 mm), unmounted; light cockling at corners. [Nagasaki University Library, Catalog Number : 468]. A young wom...

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Late 19th Century Realist Arnold Genthe Figurative Photography

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Watercolor, Photographic Paper

Ogawa Kumakasa
Japan – Woman in winter outfit with umbrella (background of Mt. Fuji), 1885

$400

H 10.2 in W 7.92 in