Eva Besnyö - Magda, Balaton, 1931

Eva Besnyö - Magda, Balaton, 1931

I did not see any photos of Eva Besnyö at the Modernity in Central Europe exhibition. She was born in Budapest, but emigrated in The Netherlands at age 22. She became in the 40's the Great Lady of Netherlands' photography, Grande Dame van de Nederlandse fotografie (Tieske).

Central in her work are photographic properties, like focus, attention for detail and print (Noorderlicht Photofestival 1997).

Here are some more photos made by Eva Besnyö: a too small music player with a too big instrument, a fantasy, a self-portrait from 1931, a child.

(Modernism in Central Europe)