THE NET MENDER - Alfred Stieglitz Aflred Stieglitz is for sure one of the artists who turned photography into fine art. This picture made in 1894, is considered by the artist himself as one of the best he ever made. He said in an article in 1899 : "It expresses the life of a young dutch woman: every stritch in the mending of the fishing net, the very rudiment of her existence, brings forth a torrant of poetic thoughts in those who watch her sit there on the vast and seemingly endless dunes, toiling with that seriousness and peacefulness which is so characterictic of these strudy people" #modernphotography #modernart #finephotography #firstphotography #artinstitutechicago #chicago #american #aflredstieglitz #photography #metmender #dutch #woman #portrait #fishernet #dunes #sepia #endless #timeless #dernmo #carbonprint (à The Art Institute of Chicago)