A beautiful study of a flower, attributed to the Dutch photographer Richard Tepe.
The mat print is in very good condition with excellent tonality. Some notations in pencil on the verso: "N310e," "F-52," and "X".

ca. 22 x 16,5 cm
printed ca. 1920s

"​Richard Tepe was one of the first photographers in the Netherlands to photograph nature and to point out the importance of its preservation. Although his work was well known and widely published and exhibited in the early part of the twentieth century, his name was quickly forgotten after his death in 1952.
It is unclear why he became interested in photography, but it is evident that his interest was not limited to the aesthetic qualities of the photographic image. The aspect of 'knowledge' enclosed in the photographic medium was equally important to him. The visual qualities of photography offered opportunities to analyze the subject of research, which is probably how Tepe intended to use his photographs: as an exact copy of nature to study his field work."

The Rijksmuseum holds approximately 300 of his prints in their collection, and 3,000 original glass plates were transferred to the Fotomuseum in Rotterdam.