An unusual “floating” nude study by Ernest Materne. The model lies on dark fabric and blends into the background.

Ernest Materne: 1876-1930

The following historical chronology of the photographer appears courtesy of the Directory of Belgian Photographers hosted online by Fotomuseum Antwerp. (FOMU)

Life dates

Brussels – Anderlecht, 1876 – Elisabethville [Congo], 1930

Activity

1899 – 1904 Bruxelles

Alphonse Émile Ernest, ° 18.12.1876; + 9.5.1930. Member in 1899 and joint secretary of the “Photo-Club de Belgique” in 1900-1904. Female nude published in the “Bulletin du Photo-Club de Belgique”, 1901. No connection has yet been established with the E. Materne who operated in Marchiennes [Nord, F] in the late 1890s.

Locations

1899 – 1904 Bruxelles

Exhibitions

Malines, 1903.