Here is one of the most lovely images of
Nettie Harris, which says a lot, since dozens of the best photographers have shot her, and she's helped create probably hundreds of photos that will someday be seen as the masterpieces of this time.
It is, of course, the nature of Art History. So much of it is hindsight. Like seeing the work of
Egon Schiele. He was a protégé of
Gustav Klimt. His work, often self-portraits and women, noted for their twisted bodies. Some say he was a fore-runner of 20th Century Expressionism. Schiele began to explore not only the human form, but also human sexuality. At the time, many found the explicitness of his works disturbing.
Today, the sexuality of the work isn't shocking. Rather, we can see that he was just a pioneer of erotic art.
It is exactly a century since Egon made his now classic erotic work. This portrait of Nettie, holding a book of his work, is a fitting tribute, that I am sure would thrill Egon.
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| Nettie Harris by John Running |
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Seated Nude, with elbows propped, 1914
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| Green Stockings, 1914 |
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| Kneeling Girl, resting on both elbows, 1917 |
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| Seated Woman, with bent knee, 1917 |
