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Rudolf Koppitz (4 January 1884 – 8 July 1936), often credited as Viennese or Austrian, was a Photo-Secessionist whose work includes straight photography and modernist images. He was one of the leading representatives of art photography in Vienna between the world wars.〔http://www.brown.edu/Administration/News_Bureau/1996-97/96-072.html (Retrieved 29 November 2008) Rudolf Koppitz (1884-1936) was one of the leading representatives of art photography in Vienna between the world wars.〕 Koppitz is best known for his works of the human figure including his iconic ''Bewegungsstudie'',〔Koetzle, M. (1994). 1000 Nudes: Uwe Scheid Collection. Cologne: Taschen (p. 706)〕 "Motion Study"〔http://www.google.com/dictionary?aq=f&langpair=de%7Cen&q=Bewegungs+studie&hl=en (Retrieved 29 November 2008) Bewegungs studie directly translates from German to English as "Motion Study."〕 and his use of the nude in natural settings. ==Biography== Rudolf Koppitz was born into a rural Protestant family in Schreiberseifen, a village close to the town of Freudenthal, in the Duchy of Upper and Lower Silesia (what is today Skrbovice near Bruntál in the Czech Republic).〔http://www.idaogallery.com/biographies/rudolf_koppitz/index.html (Retrieved 29 November 2008): Born to a poor family in Schreiberseifen (a village close to the town of Freudenthal, today Bruntal in the Czech Republic)...〕 Koppitz began training for his career as a photographer in 1897 under Robert Rotter from Bruntál. Koppitz later continued his work in small commercial studios as a contract photographer but in 1912, he left professional life to go back to school to continue his studies at the Graphische Lehr- und Versuchsanstalt, "Institute for Teaching and Research in Graphic Arts" in Vienna, Austria.〔http://www.paulcava.com/paulcavafineartr.html (Retrieved 29 November 2008) In 1912, he took a decisive step and left his professional life to go back to school at the Graphische Lehr- und Versuchsanstalt (Institute for Teaching and Research in Graphic Arts) in Vienna.〕〔http://www.idaogallery.com/biographies/rudolf_koppitz/index.html (Retrieved 29 November 2008) In 1912, he took a decisive step and left his professional life to go back to school at the Graphische Lehr- und Versuchsanstalt (Institute for Teaching and Research in Graphic Arts) in Vienna.〕 His time at the Institute was interrupted by the First World War in which Koppitz found himself putting his talents to use as an aerial reconnaissance photographer.〔Lenman, R. (2005) Rudolf Koppitz. ''The Oxford Companion to the Photograph.'' Oxford University Press. Retrieved November 29, 2008, from http://www.answers.com/topic/rudolf-koppitz During the First World War he served in aerial reconnaissance.〕 The bulk of his the body of work produced during this time consisted of landscapes captured during his areal reconnaissance work, his favorite of which was the study of water from the air and the geometric elements of flying machines that carried him into war. When Koppitz was not photographing for the Army he spent his time documenting the lives of soldiers and the communities of people he came into contact with. Photographs from this period are laden with dramatic sentiments due to Koppitz's use of light, the sun, clouds and mist to express the emotions of the people and the time. After the war, Koppitz returned to the Institute to teach photography where in 1923 he took the nude self-portrait, ''In the Bosom of Nature'', in which he framed himself by tree trunks, rocks, snowy mountains, and is posed to convey a dreamlike harmony reminiscent of a symbolist painting and graphic art.〔Lenman, R. (2005) Rudolf Koppitz. ''The Oxford Companion to the Photograph.'' Oxford University Press. Retrieved November 29, 2008, from http://www.answers.com/topic/rudolf-koppitz the nude self-portrait In the Bosom of Nature (1923), in which the half-recumbent artist is framed by tree trunks, rocks, and snowy mountains, are posed to convey a dreamlike harmony reminiscent of Symbolist painting and graphic art.〕 In c. 1925 Koppitz created his masterpiece, ''Bewegungsstudie'', "Motion Study" in which he photographed dancers from the Vienna State Opera;〔http://www.artfact.com/auction-lot/c-professor-rudolf-koppitz,-1884-1936-bewegungs-1-c-kt0adge74r (Retrieved 29 November 2008) In this instance the dancers are from the Vienna State Opera; the nude figure is known to be Claudia Issatschenko.〕 the nude dancer, credited to be the Russian〔http://www.christies.com/LotFinder/lot_details.aspx?intObjectID=5164968 (Retrieved 29 November 2008) This dramatic study of a group of Russian dancers... remains in the minds of all who view it.〕 Claudia Issatschenko〔http://www.artfact.com/auction-lot/c-professor-rudolf-koppitz,-1884-1936-bewegungs-1-c-kt0adge74r (Retrieved 29 November 2008) In this instance the dancers are from the Vienna State Opera; the nude figure is known to be Claudia Issatschenko.〕 but is more likely, her daughter, ballet dancer and choreographer, Tatyana Issatschenko Gsovsky, with her head thrown dramatically back and flanked by three dark-robed women,〔http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A0DE7D7133EF932A25753C1A960958260 (Retrieved 29 November 2008) a female dancer with her head thrown back dramatically is flanked by three dark-robed women.〕 lends ''Bewegungsstudie'' to the highly decorative and symbolist tradition of the Viennese Jugendstil.〔http://www.paulcava.com/paulcavafineartr.html (Retrieved 29 November 2008) created his masterpiece, Bewegungsstudie, the highly decorative and symbolist tradition of the Viennese Jugendstil.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Rudolf Koppitz」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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