Man met peuter op de rug, Osaka
Ed van der Elsken (mentioned on object)
Details
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- Dimensions
- height 251 mm x width 135 mm
- Origin
- Osaka
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum
- Image provider
- rijksmuseum
- License
- CC0-1.0
- Credit
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Art Genome Taxonomy
9 tags
Subject Matter
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Human Figure Both · 99%
The central subject is an adult man carrying a small child on his back; the title identifies the subjects as a man and a toddler.
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Childhood Both · 98%
A toddler is clearly visible in the image, and the catalog title explicitly identifies the child as a toddler.
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Eye Contact Visual · 94%
The adult figure's face is turned directly toward the camera, creating a clear visual encounter with the viewer.
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Scenes of Everyday Life Visual · 82%
The photograph presents an apparently candid interaction involving an adult and child among other people in a public environment rather than a formal studio arrangement.
Visual Qualities
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Dense Composition Visual · 90%
The tightly cropped image contains overlapping figures, dark vertical background elements, and limited open space, producing a visually crowded arrangement.
Medium and Techniques
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Photography Metadata · 99%
The Rijksmuseum classifies the work as a photograph and identifies the medium as an ontwikkelgelatinezilverdruk, or gelatin silver print.
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Black-and-White Photography Both · 98%
The image is visibly black and white, and the catalog specifies a gelatin silver print; the pink felt-tip mark is an isolated color addition.
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Mixed-Media Metadata · 94%
The catalog records a gelatin silver print with pink felt-tip, indicating photographic and drawn or written media combined on the work.
Time Periods
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Art of the 1960s Metadata · 97%
The catalog dates the work to January–February 1960 and also gives the broader range 1960–1966, placing it within the 1960s.
Source & rights
Ed van der Elsken (mentioned on object). Man met peuter op de rug, Osaka. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.