Germaine Krull (1897-1985) was a Dutch-German photographer and a pioneer of the avante-garde art movement, photomontage, the photographic book, and photojournalism.
-Krull was part of the Neue Frau (New woman): a feminist ideal that emerged in the late 1800s with influence far into the 1900s. The term was used initially by writer Sarah Grand to describe independent women seeking radical change, later evolving as a general term for the feminist and independent woman.
Germaine worked as a photographer for the French magazine VU, capturing images from infrastructure to intimate portraits.
The Hands of Actress Jenny Burnay, c.1930. Gelatin silver print.
Untitled, 1923-24. Gelatin silver print.
Advertisement for fashion designer Paul Poiret. 1926. Gelatin silver print, 8 5/8 by 6 1/4 inches.