Josef Sudek: The Window of My Studio

Josef Sudek (18961976) was Pragues Atget. From the mid-1920s until his death in 1976, Sudek photographed everythingthe Gothic and Baroque architecture, the streets and objectsusually leaving the frame free of people. Because he was reclusive, a large portion of Sudeks work was captured through his studio window: he was particularly fond of how the glass refracted light. The Window of My Studio series, spanning from the beginning of the Second World War to the first half of the 1950s, presents the series, which was of fundamental importance to Sudek, for it caused his work to move further into a surreal or Magic Realist style, with blurred images and strong shadows. Photography historian Anna Frov contributes an introduction and an extensive biographical chronology to this volumenow back in printwhich also includes a complete bibliography of portfolios, books and catalogues of Sudeks work.